LOSS OF THE SATARA.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 April 1910, Page 3

LOSS OF THE SATARA.

THE PILOT'S STORY. XO LIVES LOST. .Ny SLKCTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] SYDNEY. April 21. The officers and crew of the Satiira have arrived. The captain decline. l ? to make a statement. Pilot Binstead stated that the inner passage of tho Seal Rocks was taken. The vessel struck suddenly. The sea was not heavy, though he belmves there was a strong inset. The utmost calm prevailed among the Lascar crew, who immediate!v went to their posts. After the striking it was derided to beach the Satara. The vessel would not answer her holm at first, but he afterwards got her headed inshore. Tho water, however, gained so fast that there was no hope of beaching hvr. The crew wwe ordered into the boats, the captain, pilot, nnd tho officer's being .the last to leave. The hitter wrve plunged into the water .as the vessel suddenly dipppd forward and disappeared from sight. The pilot was sucked down, but all were eventually picked up. \o lives were lost at all.