OIL LAUNCH CAPSIZES.
NAIIIiOW ESCAPE OP EXGINEEIi. l'Ell I'll ESS ASSOCIATION. Blenheim, March I t The oil launch Tuariki, timber laden, was capsized by the high wind and sank in Felorus Sound, on Tuesday. The engineer, Wilkinson, was trapped in the engine room, but was released by Captain Johnston at the last moment by bursting in a porthole and planking. Two passengers, Misses Veniuiore and Trice, along with the crew, kept afloat on a plank for half an hour until rescued by a boat from Paradise Bay dairy factory, where the accident was witnessed. The boat sank in 15 fathoms, and will probably be refloated. She is valued at LoiXl, and is the property of J. Wilkinson, of Kaiapoi. There was no insurance on the vessel,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 15 March 1906, Page 2
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126OIL LAUNCH CAPSIZES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 15 March 1906, Page 2
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