MISHAP TO THE KAPUNI.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 201, 22 February 1912, Page 8

MISHAP TO THE KAPUNI.

FURTHER INFORMATION. The Patea. Press says that the Kapuni struck the breakwater some twenty feet from the end. An eye witness states that he thought she was going to be thrown right on to the wall, so high was the wave which brought about the damage.

The Press is informed that the Mana, which entered the bar shortly after th« Kapuni, had to reverse her engines for five minutes to prevent her being carried ashore in the wave basin. The extent of the damag* was not ascertainable until low water, when all but some three feet of the hull was exposed to view. An examination showed that the vessel must have scraped along the wall for some distance, as the hull was badly scraped on the port side from stem to stern. It is evident that the boat must also have bumped heavily when first thrown against the wall, for in addition to the scraping revealed, a large hole some four feet square was torn in her aide below the water line amidships. Looking at the amount of damage received, it would appear almost a miracle that the skipper, Captain Macintosh, was enabled to beach his vessel eo far up the river. As Boon as the tide permitted, the crew got to work and endeavored by means of sails, etc., to stop the influx of water, but were only partially successful. In all probability it will be necessary to procure the services of a diver before the boat can be moyed.