SONOMA IN GALE
SEAS REACH AS H.IGH AS NAvfGATlNG £ 5 BRIDGE SOME CABINS FLOODED AUCKLAND, Friday. On the second night 'out from Suva, the liner Sori'oma, which arrive'd here tb-day," shipipbd' some' ' "particularly lieavy seas," Which4'" did cbn^idBrable damage 6n the *fore-deck and' smashed ! flat the fbrward raih of th'e prome'nade ddck. * - ' ' "'"Soriie cabins Were flooded and genera'liy sp'b^king 'Mhg^ were in a Bit of "a mesS,,M said. one :of thri officers ori the "arrival of the vessel two hotirs jatte. ' *r' ' ; ' ' ' Two heavy seas appeared to do most * of 'the* 'dariirige. ' A** solid* wall of green" water 'feached as high "as* the navigating bridge rushing across the declfcs "rihd" carityittg fittings awa'y," and washirig "iri seVeral Wmdow'b' bn "the istatfeokrd sidehfhhe ihain deck-houSe. ■ The hi'srikl* speed bf the'SbnOmri'is ■some4i 35dUJmipkl'a day; hut'b'ii'orie ■ day early in fhe gale this wk's reduced ' to 241 miles." * * "" " I " PaVsehgers on the Sonoma said that the seas which did moSt damage cariie 'aboafd ht" 8 pVm. Thbse occupy- | deBk' cHairs"Wbre ^crittered and soon 1 werit 'heloW. No pa's§eng6i,s were'alLibwed fbri' ihe rifefek k^aiiYthat bvening.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 135, 30 January 1932, Page 5
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180SONOMA IN GALE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 135, 30 January 1932, Page 5
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