FIVE MISSING When Cargo Ship Sinks

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 5

FIVE MISSING When Cargo Ship Sinks

-Piress Aseh.-

collision at sea Near-by Lighthottse Ignorant of Accident search under way

(By Telegraph.-

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(Received January 80, 11.5 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 28. The Hatrick Line steamer daradale came into cdllisioii with the ttnioti Steam Ship Co.'s Steamer Kakariki off Glellibrand piie light eariy this moriiihg. The Kakariki was sunk in only ahout six feet of Water atid her fuiinel is showmg. Five members oi the crew are The Gafadale, a small inter-State freighter, met the Kakariki a few yards from Gellibrand light, bilt the dfiicers of the lighthouse did not see ihe collisidn. A wireless message from the captain of the Caradale to the Birector of Navigation, Melbdurne, told of the tragedy. The mlssing men from the Kakariki Charles Lynch, A.B., of Sydney. Jack Rodgers, A.B., of Melbourne. Harry Co'seombe, A.B., of Melbourne, Ban Lindermau, assistant cook - (address unkuown). Athol M.artin, fireman, of Sydney, Sixteen other members of the creW of the Kakariki were pieked up in the Caradale 's lif eboats and they reaehbd Melbourne at two 'cloek in the taornmg. All the men on the Caradale are safe. The Gafadale was holed in the bdws above the Waterlini. A launeh has been Sent to seamk in tlie vicinity Urldj witeJjes'S medsages hdve been sfhi to shipping advisihg master» of the position of the Wreck. ■aifcoS i m « The Kakariki is ii tJnion Steam Ship cargo boat of 887 * gross tonnage ahd 190 feet long. She was built in 1026 at Selby. Yoi'kshjie, and has been ehgaged cai^ving general cargo fotlhd the Austraiian co&'st.