VOYAGE ENDS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1933, Page 7

VOYAGE ENDS

AFTER MISFORTUNES. ACCIDENTS AIND ILLNESS. AUCKLAND, September 25. Although her voyage from Tampico to Auckland was mainly uneventful, the Dank Line motor-ship fnvei’bank, which arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon, has experienced more than her share of difficulties during the last few months. The Interbank iis a tramp motor-ship and was last at Auckland about two years ago. Early this yea ir she left Cardiff for Puget Sound, in the United States, to load timber for Japan. On arrival the master, Captain J. J. Tulloch, had to 'be put ashore, suffering from appendicitis, and the chief officer took temporary command on the voyage to Japan. After leaving Puget Sound the Inverbrnnk encountered a hurricane which raged for three days. During the greater part of that time the vessel was hove to and a quantity of deck c:>rgo had to be jettisoned. However, the ship was not damaged. While he was on deck during the 'storm the second officer was caught by a sea and washed into the scuppers of the after deck, narrowly escaping being swept overboard. He received a cut on the h e ad and, as the ship does not carry a doctor, the third mate had to stitch the wound. Captain W. R. Forsyth, the present master, took command of the ship in ,I'paii. After discharging her timber cargo the Inverbank loaded sugar in the Philippines for the United States and then went to Tampico to load tJOO'I tons of bitumen for New Zealand and y-stralia. Moderate weather was experienced on tlie voyage from Tampico to Auckland, the only misfdr tun® being that the r ‘hmesr chief steward contested bronchitis during the trip. When the vessel berthed at Western Wharf yesterday nfter*oon he had to be sent to the Auckland -Hospital. f