UPHEAVAL OF OCEAN FLOOR
/ HALF-WAY ACROSS THE TASMAN CARGO SHIP TOSSED ABOUT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 23. Officers of the steemer West Carmona, on arrival from Wellington, reported a submarine upheaval of considerable magnitude. The phenomenon was observed in the Tasman Sea almost midway between New Zealand and Australia, early on the afternoon of November 19tli. Broken water was reported ahead, and the West Carmona was soon ploughing through heavy sens, which bore sand, red clay, and other debris from the sea floor. The waves appeared to emanate from a focus, and gave an appearance known to mariners as I‘heavy water.” The ship was tossed about, arid her speed wAs greatly reduced. The disturbed area was very large, and for many hours disturbed water was seething abOnt the ship. The depth of water in this region is shown in the Admiralty charts as 406 fathoms, and thero is no known shoal within many miles. The master and officers are unanimous in reporting this as a submarine volcanic disturbance, probably associated with the earth tremors recently experienced in the North Island of New Zealand.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12612, 24 November 1926, Page 7
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184UPHEAVAL OF OCEAN FLOOR New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12612, 24 November 1926, Page 7
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