"NEW GUINEA " ON ROCKS.
15y Telegraph—Pres- Association-Copy right Received February 14, 9.30 p.m. Melbourne, Last Night. The New Guinea's bow is high and dry on the rocks. Her stern is under water. Twenty-six of the crew have arrived at Aden. They are reticent about the accident. Other shipping is hampered by fogs. NOW A TOTAL WRECK. Received February 15, 9.50 a.m. The New Guinea has slipped back from the rocks and only the bridge is visibls. The owners are advised that it is a total wreck. The boats had a rough time after leaving the steamer owing to the strong wind and opposing currents. One boat gave up and returned, and tha others were driven twelve miles out to sea and drifted about for hours before they were able to make the land. Some of the sailors suffered severely owing to their heavy exertions, the rough sea, and the exposure. The boatswain of the New Guinea, in an interview, stated that at the time of the mishap the racing steamer Barron, which was following, ran into a thick fog and suddenly noticed land right ahead. An order of full-speed astern was 'given, but before she had time to lose way she ran on the rocks.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 336, 11 February 1911, Page 5
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205"NEW GUINEA " ON ROCKS. King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 336, 11 February 1911, Page 5
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