ARRIVAL OF THE DART.
Sydney, June 80. H.M.S. Dart has just (3.40 p.m.) arrived here. The officers report that the vessel experienced exceptionally heavy gales all the way across from New Zealand. When off North Cape, which was on a lea shore, the gunboat had the utmost difficulty in steaming out of danger. Off the Three Kings a tremendous sea swept the decks and carried away one of the boats from the davits. While the storm raged the Dart travelled only thirteen miles in seven days. On the voyage across and in fine weather, one of the crew fell overboard, and a lad sprang in after him with a lifebuoy. Both were rescued. Off the Australian coast the Dart experienced a terrific gale, and lost another of her boats. In this storm five of her crew were injured, and some of her sails were blown away. Ihe officers assert that the rigging of the vessel, which was supplied from the naval stores, was rotten, although new.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1911, 2 July 1889, Page 3
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