MARINA REFLOATED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 56, 22 March 1937, Page 4

MARINA REFLOATED

—Own Gorrespondent.)

Napier Trawler Aground at Gisborne LITTLE DAMAGE LIKELY

(By Telegraph

GISBORNE, March 22. After strenuous work for nine days, the salvage operations on the trawler Marina, which was fctranded on "Waikanae beach on the evening of Thursday, March 11, were successful yesterday, and at 12.45 p.m. the vessel was drawn off the beach into the surf aud then hauled out until she was taken in charge of the tug Hipi and berthed at No. 3 wharf, where yesterday she was an object of intere&t to hujidreds of spectators. The trawler left Napier early on th« morning of March 11 bound for Tau» ranga. A few hours later she xan into rough weather and with gunwales coustantly awaBh it was docided to run into Gisborne for shelter. Nearing port the Marina sighted the Pakura, aiso bound for Gisborne. The Pakuru entered the river, but the Marina over* ran the leading lights for about four ships' lengths. The trawler got into the breakers and, despite the fact that the engines were set for "astern," sh# was forced by the heavy seas on to the beach, where she remained until yesterday. Salvage operations were entrusted tc the Gisborne Lightering and Stevedop ing Oompany, and work has been in progretes practically ever since. An anchor weighing 35cwt. wai dropped betwkeen 800 and 900 feet out, and a heavy steel hawser connected the anchor with the ship's winch on the forward part of the vessek At high tides the strain was tightened and the vessel on several occasions moved a few feet. During the paist few days additional assistance was given by a tow line from two of the company 's tugs, Karoro and Hipi. These operations were repeated yeat terday, and, despite the fact that tho high tides was what might be described as a "low" high tide, the efforti were teuccessful and the trawler was drawn through the eurf to the open sea, where she was taken in charge by th« Hipi and towed into port. Captain C. L. McDonald, whQ had charge of the operations, considers that the vessel has suffered very little, if any, damage, but this will be verified to-day when she is placed on the Har« bour Board slip for inspectiOn.