THE OCEAN CHIEF ASHORE AT THE BLUFF HARBOUR.
The Guiding Star, which arrived yesterday norn the Bluff", brings us information of the going ashore of the Ocean Chief on the 13th instant. The particulars arc as follows:—The Black Ball clipper ship Ocean Chief left Mcl bourne on the 2nd January, with 4,000 sheep for the Bluft'Harhour, and arrived there on the evening of the 13th, with the loss of six sheep only. On entering; Hie harbour, in charge of the pilot, with a scant wind and ebb tide, she was driven ashore close to Tnenac Point, it blowing very hard at the time from the westward. The Guiding Star, s.s., immediately got up steam and went to the assistance of the Ocean Chiei; and having steamed alongside, ran away with a large " stream" anchor, and afterwards witli a "bower" anchor. The Guiding Star also rendered what further assistance she could, the wind still continuing- to blow very hard, and about 11 o'clock on the morning of the 14th the Ocean Chief was got off, but not without considerable damage to the ship, for when the Guiding Star left the Bluff she was making; four inches of water per hour.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 55, 18 January 1862, Page 2
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295THE OCEAN CHIEF ASHORE AT THE BLUFF HARBOUR. Otago Daily Times, Issue 55, 18 January 1862, Page 2
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