SHIPPING MISHAPS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1916, Page 2

SHIPPING MISHAPS.

, STEAMER SQUALL SUNK. fcSTIiIKES AX UXC'HAKTKD SOCK. By Telegraiik.—Press Assoc!-lion. Cisbome, Yesterday. The Chief Postmaster has been advised by the postmaster at Te Araroa that the. following message was received from Captain Richardson of the steamer Squall: "Struck uncharted rock and sank abouc one mile north-east of Cape Island. All hands are safe." The Eteamer liad been doinsj lightering work on the coast and left Te Aral's* at 7 pm. 011 Tuesday lor .Napier. FURTHER DETAILS. Napier, Yesterday. Richardson and C>. report that "the steamer Squall struck an nucha rted rock a mile north 0! the East Cape last night and sank In twenty fathoms. All hands escaped and are now at Te Arcvoa. The Squall was valued at £SOOO and insured for £6OOO in Alliance, National, and New Zealand offices. The wool cargo was vaJued at £II,OOO, the insurances being unavailable. The manager of Richardson and Co. says there is no chance oX salvaging cither the wool or the gear. The Kirkona, which is at Tokomaru Bay, Ims been ordered to the seen?, -» Further advices from Te Sraroa slate that the Squall left there for Port Awanui at 7 last evening. About an hour later the steamer struck a rock on the Te Araroa side of the Hast Cape off Horoera. The sea was calm and a landing was effected at Horoera about eight miles distant' from Te Araroa, The crew state that the shock was a gentle one; in fact, some of the men who were in their bunks declare they scarcely felt it. 011 account of the inrush of water the crew took to the surf boat, and the steamer disappeared after they had left it, sinking in about 20 fathoms. The landing at Horoera was effected with great difficulty, owing to the rocky nature of the coast. The crew declare it was much moro dangerous to get I ashore ill an to escape from the sinking vessel. I The Squall had 400 bales of wool. There ,'s little chance of salvage. The crew losi all their effects. They walked along til. beach in the morning, arriving in Te Araroa. at 10 o'clock. The lighthouse keeper reports having seen the vessel's red lights shortly after S o'clock about two miles from the lighthouse and signalled, but obtained no reply and considered it was a vessel passing north. Shu appeared to be near the usual course about two or three miles from land. KOMATA BKRTHEty. Wellington, Yesterday. The Koinata, which was refloated oq Penean ow Pocks by n her own ciu.rts on the rising tide last night, is d'sWuirging her coal', cargo alongside, the wharf The ship's pumps are experiencing 110 dij'ieulty in coping with the water.