STEAMER STRIKES ROCK.
SAFE RETURN TO PORT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, May 4. The coastal steamer Cygnet, while on a trip to Kaikoura from Lyttelton, struck a rock at Point Gibson (40 miles from Lyttelton), just south of Gore Bay, at 2 o’clock this morning. The weather was fair and the sea moderate. After an examination the captain decided to return to Lyttelton, which the vessel reached in due course. Captain Murray stated that after the vessel struck he immediately launched the lifeboat and ordered the crew into it. He then investigated the extent of the damage, and concluded that the vessel’s pumps could keep the water down while returning to Lyttelton. Investigation at Lyttelton showed that the ship’s bow had been torn away about three feet, and bent over to the starboard side.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 May 1922, Page 5
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134STEAMER STRIKES ROCK. Taranaki Daily News, 5 May 1922, Page 5
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