MARINE MISHAP.
NORWEGIAN BARQUE STRUCK BY IdOHTNING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Norwegian 'barque Cis, 1554 ton 3, .fromy New Caledonia to Glasgow, with nickel ore, put into Auckland yesterday for repairs. On March 20, when a hundred miles from the North Cape, and in almost dead calm, she was struck by lightning, which brought the main top-mast, top-gallant-mast, and mizzen-top-mast, with J'prds and sails, crashing on to tile port rail. No one was injured, and th e crew of fifteen, after some hours strenuous work, cleared away the wreckage and set a course for Auckland.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 248, 29 March 1915, Page 5
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98MARINE MISHAP. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 248, 29 March 1915, Page 5
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