THE TERRIBLE THREE KINGS
S.S. Wm.MERA HAS TO FEEL HER WAY. Auckland, December 11. The necessity for a light, with an efficient fog signal attached, on the Three Kings islands, was well illustrated on the trip of the from Syd--aey. She left Sydney six hours late, but made good running, and it was expected that she would arrive at Auckland at 4 p.m. yesterday. On Saturday evening, when about 50 miles to the westward of the Three Kings, the weather gradually set in thick. At 10.30 p.m., the tance to abreast of the islands had been run. The engines were then slowed down and soundings taken. Soundings were struck in 130 fathoms and, from then on to 2.30 a.m.. the vessel was slowed, and soundings frequently taken with decreasing depths. At 2.30 a.m. the log lifted, and Cape Maria Van Diemen light was sighted. Had there been a lighthouse with fog signals on the Three Kings it would have been of great value in helping to define the vessel's position, as the. sound would have been heard a good distance off. The weather, though thick, was favorable for sound transmission.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 143, 13 December 1911, Page 5
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190THE TERRIBLE THREE KINGS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 143, 13 December 1911, Page 5
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