A BARQUE WRECKED
ALL HANDS SAVED. By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Received 3, 9.40 p.m. Sydney, July 3. The barque Hjdordis, formerly the Nairnshire, bound from Westport to Ponape, with a cargo of 1300 tons of coal, was driven ashore on a reef off the island of Ponape on June 3. Within two hours the vessel was a complete wreck. The captain and crew, totalling fourteen, were saved. They had made a Tecord passage of 31 days. There was no pilot or tug to assist the vessel in negotiating the dangerous passage. The wind fell, and the current sent her ashore. Soon the wind sprung up and bumped the bottom out. Next day the boat was almost capsized. She was then abandoned.
Ths crew waited at Ponape for eight days before being picked up by the steamer Germania, which brought them to Sydney. The captain states that he waited outside for two days signalling for a tug, not caring to enter, owing to the proximity of numerous reefs. Then a whaleboat from the island informed him that they would have to negotiate the channel themselves.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 8, 4 July 1911, Page 5
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184A BARQUE WRECKED Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 8, 4 July 1911, Page 5
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