STRUCK A REEF.
PATE OF A BARQUE. Received 31, 5.5 p.m. Drosir, Auj,is 81. The fcn--ma»ted barque t'oltoto, bound from Antofagasta to Sydney, is ashore on the Mermaid Beef, five miles north of Manning Heads. She is in an exposed condition and a tremendous sea is raging. No details are to hand.
A PKEMATU/tE BEPORT. THE SOKOTO SAFE. Beceived 3lst, 10.30 p.m. . Stdsey, August 31. Tie hazy conr v tionj of the weither •in responsible for tbe first rtport that the S.koto was ashore. A wire to-night reports that the Hakoto is safe, anchored a mile from the end of the reef in ten fathoms of water. Tugs have been despatched from Newcastle to tow her out. The Captain states that after a succession of three days' gales, he found himself in the vicinity of the reef. The weather was thick and hazy, and a mountainous sea was running. Realising he was getting in too close proximity to land, he dropped the anchors.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81837, 1 September 1906, Page 3
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163STRUCK A REEF. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81837, 1 September 1906, Page 3
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