TEMPESTUOUS TRIP
BIG BARQUENTINE IN PERIL. PEE PBESS ABSOOIATIOH. AUOKJjAJSf.D, June 14. The six-masfced barquontine H , It. Sterling, -which arrived from . NewaeUe to-day, met with tempestuous weather on the yoyasre. During the height of the 6torm the mainsail on the mizzen and two topgallant sails wore blown away. An. exceptionally big sea, which came aboard, shifted the midship'deckhouse, which is used aa quarters for the apprentices, and its bunks and contents were washed away. Water also flooded the cai>in and did much damage to the ship's stores.
During the voyage an apprentice sustained a broken arm ana was almost washed overboard. The ships' carpenter and the mate also received minor injuries.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10616, 15 June 1920, Page 2
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111TEMPESTUOUS TRIP New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10616, 15 June 1920, Page 2
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