TOWED BY SWORDFISH
SKfPPER OVERBOARD
EXCbmq EXPERIENCE
-.£ Ifier© -was ebnsiderablc excitement abqai^t iliQ'launci Kirigfish. on Friday, -j- states,the.Tauranga correspondent of vj-- the- Auckland "Star, *» when the skipu: Pcr> -Miv E. Chadban, in assisting ■ Mr. ■■ 3 >'.W»:P- K?tw66d/ of Sydney, to gaff a p., :swordfish which had been foul hooked and- brought alongside still showing considerable :jfight, was suddenly dragged pyerboard. The gaff was got home, but, the monster made a plunge and -Wets off before Mr. Chadban could jump clear of the rope. It caught him and he was pulled overboard ana was fast disappearing before- the' other ' occupants thoroughly realised what had happened. ' . :■ Little jequld-be done by those on the launch/ ana they anxiously; watched developments. ' ' , ■ ci ," -Mr.'- Ghadbaa forunately is one of ~\the strongest swimmers'in the district, ~:/and\an excellent waterman. \On one .= £ occasion he swam from Tauranga to t -.Th©'Moiint without taxing his powers. ■ »,.'- By keeping his:head, Mr. Chadban at "-" last managed to kick himself free, as :lr the "tension .on the line eased after he hi had beendragged for 50 yards.' Atone ,-, stage helurehed against the fish. The __r xest of his experience was in swimming ; c:>aebi to- the boat. 3- . "Just an incident of everyday life/ 3 -■! 3fe, Chadban said afterwards. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1934, Page 11
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205TOWED BY SWORDFISH Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1934, Page 11
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