DANGER TO NAVIGATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 24, 22 February 1909, Page 2

DANGER TO NAVIGATION.

SUPPOSED DIiIiELIOT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chrisetchurch, Saturday Sight. On arrival at Nyttclloil, this morning, Captain N. K, Uowcr, of the New Zeaand Shipping Company's steamer Turakma, reported to Captain Uarcicll, shipping master, that at about 10.30 o'clock last nignt the steamer passed a large and partly submerged object with the I sea breaking over and around it. The object was about 25 miles off the eastern end of Kaikotira .Peninsula, and was healing south oGdeg. \\., correct magnetic. Masters of vessels bound in that direction. ,are warned of the object,, which constitutes a danger to navi«a'lion. taptain ..Uarcicll, iinnicdiatelv oil receipt of the information, wired to the Secretary for Marine, advising liiin Ot the report. It i 4 worthy of note t ml a 'miliar object was passed by the

f»aniiuiitine Mary Isabel on the* 10th J;i*t a lew miles to llif southward of ,i.' ,"" la ''•'"insula niiil about ton miles oil shore. I( is considered | )V shipping people that the Marine Department slionlll at ojice send out a steamer to swell _ lur tin! submerged obstacle, which is thought hy many ln )lc jj l 0 capsized hull of the uiis-ing Rio Loge.