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THE TONGARIRO.

SALVAGE OPERATION. t By Te'egraph.—Press Associating. Wellington, Sept. 1. The secretary of the post office .hat. received a telegram from the postmaster) at Wairoa to the effect that Mr. Osmond, of Jfahia, reports that the Tonga* i!ro is high and dry on Bull Rock a/ low water, and that several small steam »fs are working at her. '" SALVAGE DIFFICULTIES, Wellington, Lost Night. The local manager of the New Z«£ land Shipping Company was advised tonight that the salvage of the Tonga(■iro's cargo presents a grave difficulty owing tc the fact that no steamer i» able to - lie alongside. All the goods must be moved by hand and transferred 1o surf boats. No power i* available on the ship. Fifty-one packages of bullion were saved, a'lsc the live stock, consisting, of a bitch and five pups consigned to Wellington, and a crate of' canaries for Lyttelton. A peculiar position has arise? affecting the crew owing to the fact that th«. vessel's articles are still on board. MoKt of the crew are in Wellington, and want to go to now jobs, but cannot a'ign on another ship till they sign off die Tongariro. The articles are expected hero by next Tuesday. If the sea keeps calm it is hoped that good progress will be made with the salvage, bat if Aha vreather comes up from Uie north' or <;ast the ship may slip off intc deep water. Several small steamers are engaged - in lightering operations. (PREVIOUS WRECKS IN VICINITI* Several vessels have been lost on the >iew Zealand coast in the vicinity of Gishome and Napier, the most important iieing:The irnddsrS{,(jrker steamer Tag. mania, which ~triil T H v submerged objee' outside the CisbonitSpga.dstead and fonndex-ed 20 years ago. ' -*. The fine steamer Star of -Canada, which dragged her anchors during a heavy gale in the Gisborne roadstead <iu June 24 1912, and became a total wreck. LIGHTERING OPERATIONS K»' *' CONTINUED. { Napier, Last Night. The Te Aroha arrived at 11 p.m. from ! the wreck, bringing a petty officer and some of, the crew. The captain, chief officer, and chief engineer remain on the, scene. A member of the crew states that .ifc vessel was travelling a t twelve knot! when she struck between three rocks, and is now sinking slowly. The sea is - rising,, a'nd the vessel is expected to slip oft or break up by the end of the week. There is a big split rfght down from the bow. The slant in the deck ha* increased, and tho water is now over the starboard side. Lightering operations have ceased, owing to the rough sea, the engine-room and some of the holds being Hooded, m that no cargo can be salvaged. It would be useless, a* it iff spoilt in any ca«e. ' Vessels are still standing 'by.

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Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1916, Page 5

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THE TONGARIRO. Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1916, Page 5

THE TONGARIRO. Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1916, Page 5

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