A ROUGH TRIP
WAHINE’S EXPERIENCE. ‘ (By Telegraph--Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. The ferry steamer' Wahine arrived from Wellington 2-J- hours Mate, after one of the worst trips yet experienced. Heavy seas pounded the vessel from Heads to Heads. The crew and passengers spent an anxious night. Shortly before midnight a huge wave crossed on the starboard side and stove in a life-boat. While making the boat secure, a seaman, A. Allen, was hurled 12ft. sustaining a broken wrist.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1930, Page 5
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79A ROUGH TRIP Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1930, Page 5
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