WAIMANA’S CARGO.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1925, Page 4

WAIMANA’S CARGO.

A' A'ITT! i.\ A 111 ) I. H. A 1 C KI. \X! >. tiet. • !. I he burst in;, ~f a tilling pipe In \o. I h'-ld cl Ihe Shaw . Savill and AI hi m 'learner V'aimaua lias re.sitl! e.l in a ' onsidei able amount 1 j w, at c l.'uking into the k id. u hi, h was f., 11 ~i fro/,01 treat. It, , ot: - ,a, 11 u o-c tho ■ h-pa rt uro of the ship, for New York. Po-too ami I, uid.m Ita I sot p Ist !"!!, d tmhoiliilely. Tile V'aimaua was fully loaded when the .sink" 'woimeucod. hat owing 10 went to an anchorage 111 the 'in-an;. She teat,aim'd there until Tuesday when site h,-rt led at Ihe f J 1 ;, eii's Wharf to reple ti is!( her hunk,'!- and fresh water tanks. It was when lie- 1 aids were being filled on lis -May night, that tie pipe burst, and sou ml i nys taken yesterday morning showed tlial there was about a 100/ of water in the 'tween decks, where about DJ.ddO carcases of meat tiro slowed. Tec I ary-1 is new being unleaded in order to repair the pipe and to ascertain wluit damage has been d to the me,a 1. Don un.'itely No. -I hold is separated by w.'lfet'-tiydi 1 biilklwo.ds. 1 1 il is not likely that anv water hits leaked into adi.-teni holds. Below Xo. 1 'tween do, Its the hold is also tilled with frozen meal. The hutches separation; the 'tween decks from Dm lower hold are hennat leadly sealed am! should prevent attv water leaking below. The IV,a imam) ’s seanieu are in canl and have been replaced by a volunteer crew. Had the an ideal not occurred the ship would hav-' .sailed D'-day. Tlie ’1 V. ceil decks Inn o a -lop" f .r. wartl v.Tn’re t'ae souii'linp: [.ipes are .‘•Hunted, end it I>v b!<* i!:.■ fast of water measure I is ,el v i a t It.: t viciniiy. The b d tmu lu v t ef m.-.ti is

stowed on dniiitaye lour inches (!••■■;,, -u it is possible that very little meat hen been affected bv water.