WANGANELLA TO E[?] FLOATING DOCK TO[?]

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5329, 15 February 1947, Page 4

WANGANELLA TO E[?] FLOATING DOCK TO[?]

WELLINGTON", U Though she was ready tok to-day, th'e Wanganella will M the floating dock till about S to-morrow morning. The ho!J been eaused by the Waipori, is now in the dock and which* be refloated till about 3 o'eis afternoon. A specia4 conunentator d east the docking of the Wangat It is understood that, fw' ing point of view, a mostsuiis pOrt has been, made by the We-? Harbour Board diver, Mr. R gerald, who carried out a inspection of the ship's bottoaj day morning. 'About 25 feet six inches f bottom of the sliip fropi tlio^ ralce to the maininast is u®11 This will make docking niuec This portion of the bottofl' able to bear the weight of t ^ thus lessening the amount (d needed to sit her safely in Anchor Still F°«lei After four hours' underwatfl on Wednesday afternoon an | seven hours' work yesterday, anchor is still lodged in ffl low the forepeak. 9'ver 5 Johnstone explained that pa ships' plating bas curled r°, anchor fluke and is inacce'" present, though i]e '^as many fathoms of metal_ The anchor will not 1fll" U as it is eaught about 10R level of the keel. _ Nor m 1 » prevent the raising of draw 25ft. of water when comes to dock. _ g Mr. Johnstone said tha . cutters, which were wa ■ were the finest in the