The small motor ship Kotiti, owned by the Kotiti Shipping Company, broke her tail shaft in Pelorus Sound on Sunday, and had to be towed to Wellington for repairs. Fortunately the mishap occurred as she was about to leave Nikau Bay, and she was able to anchor in safety. The coastal steamer John/ which had been loading at Picton, was despatched to her assistance, and after the Kotiti’s propeller shaft had been made fast with a steel hawser, she was taken in tow for Wellington. Fine weather and smooth seas were experienced while crossing Cook Strait, and the two ships arrived at Wellington at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday .without incident,—Press Association.;'
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Evening Star, Issue 20059, 27 December 1928, Page 9
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