WRECKED WHALER
By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. 1 IXVKRCATtG 1 r/r., Feb. 23. There appears to he no iin])rovenient in the position of the. 0. A. I,arson, the Norwegian whale ship, lying aground in Paterson’s Inlet. The owners and agents are quite satisfied with the work of the Bluff llaihour Board's tug Theresa Ward, whieh has been using her salvage pumps in the "No. 1 hold of the stricken ship. C'apt. Schofield in charge, of the tug, stated yesterday that the water line! not gained on them since they started pumping and though the tides this afternoon had been exceptionally high, the position of the vessel had not been detrimentally affected. At 10.30 p.in. yesterday a diver descended to make an examination ot the ship’s bottom, and came to the surface again a few minutes later. He submitted a confidential report to the Harbour Master, Oapt. J. Mac Lean of Dunedin, the contents of the report not being disclosed. The vessel is in a dangerous position, as she is in a portion ot Paterson’s Inlet, which is exposed to the full -force of an easterly sea, and should a gale spring up from that quarter, the safety of the ship will he greatly imperilled.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1928, Page 1
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