ON SUMNER BAR

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 74, 18 September 1911, Page 8

ON SUMNER BAR

j LAUNCH'S 'PICKI LOUS EXPERIENCE. [ By Telegraph —Press Association. I Christchurch, Last Night. The motor launch Kingfisher, owned by Beswick Bros., was swamped on the Sumner bar this morning The launch was taken round from Lyttelton yesterday, but the bitr was dangerous, and ! she returned to port this morning. She appeared again oil' Sumner, evidently 1 with the intention of going across the bar . A strong nor'-wester was raising a big roll, and signals were against her, and the pilot endeavored to make it clear that a crossing would be extremely perilous, but the crew decided to take the bar, and stood in. When she was fairly in the roll a big wave curled over her, stopping the engine, and the crew cast anchor The Sumner lifeboat was promptly manned, and put off, and the crew were taken ashore with some little trouble. The launch had to be left at anchor, and this afternoon she was just tloating. It was thought probable that when the tide went down she would bump heavily and that she might easily be wrecked.