THE MANGAPAPA WRECK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 120, 14 October 1914, Page 4

THE MANGAPAPA WRECK.

» » STRANDED ON THE SPIT. By Telegraph.—Pen l'ress Association. Westport, Tuesday. The coaling steamer Mangapapa left Karamea wharf on Thursday, timberladen, for Westport.. She stranded oa> the south spit; but got safely'back to the wharf. The little vessel left again, on Saturday, and again stranded on th*north spit. She was in a safe place tillSunday, when heavy seas carried away the lines. The steamer was driven into» the breakers yesterday. The hold and. the engine-room is flooded. The crew were compelled to leave the 'ship*, andabandon everything for the time beinghut got the mails and personal effect* asliorc at low water. It, is feared thatthe steamer may become a total wred?Tho rudder has gone, and part of th» bulwarks have been broken.

-m i, ■ l " llln fe rt «n, Last Night. Hie Marine Department has ordered thait the magisterial inquiry into fbostranding of the IMangapapa is to beheld at Westport as soon as tlio creAWrcaches that place. ~The vessel was partly imairid with tho Queensland Inaun awie Company . The Swrctary of the General (Ptefc Office is advised bv the. postmaster at Karamea aii follows:

"Tlie steamer .Uangapapa is now lring teoadhide un, starboard side to 4b*. f-est, deeply embedded ki the saiK, witJ* the sou. breaking over her. At tiall tideshe was full of water to the. deifc. The rudder is broken. The sea U moderating, but there is little prospect of floating her,"

The local agentb received advice to-* day to the effect that the Mangopap* was broadside en to the sea, and 1 hadP sunk iip to her deck H in the sand. Sheis full of water, th« foro hold being: open two inches, while tiae counter hfl* burst open, ami Captain Turn tan is of opinion that the bottom is slovq in. Tb« rudder us also broken. Wr. A. A. Thompson, manager of tteKaramea'StiflmsJiip Company, who is at present in 'Wellington, leaves Wrtll Mr. A. Walker, surveyor for Llo.da at Wellinglon, at the flr-i. opportunity. i WUNDEtUNC <>V Till-; KAi'KAKI. , Wellington, Last Night. Captain Felix jiiacu, oi, Well.ugiUav and Mr. If, IL llambieix/:,,, ot Urt;j mouthy h»ive been a,ppomU'd to assist. Mr. Evans, .5..M., al i:i« aiijuny into toofoundering of the iiair:ixi. Hie date has not jut been fixed.