COLLISION WITH WHALE
STEAM Tit’S UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE. AUCKLAND, May 1. An incident on the voyage of the steamer Baron Bclhaven, .which am ved this morning from Antwerp, was a collision in mid-ocean with a whale, which was cut to pieces. The collision occurred on the afternoon of April I.oth, when the steamer was south of the Galapagos Islands. Several whales had been seen in the vicinity, but without any warning the sharp bows of the steamer crashed inlto a whale. The Baron Belliaven was jarred heavily and blood spurted up on to the fo’e’slo head. When the vessel forged ahead there was a blood patch on the water astern. One of the members of the crew expressed the opinion this morning that the whale must have been cither sick or asleep, as their hearing is very keen and rarely arc they run down by passing steamers.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1929, Page 3
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