COLLISION IN AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8388, 27 March 1907, Page 7

COLLISION IN AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Vis.y-~S : < _ ■-• (?KBy Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, March 26. Northern Company's steamer and the DevonMort I;-: Ferry steamer Kestrel collided last ingot, off the end of the Railway }#- Wharf, so severely as to cause a panic on board the Kesl.y trcl,-'which' was carying a large num- ?'■-'■ bw of passengers. ~,.«. v '-'JAti enquiry is to be held by the *-■* dfitoms Department, pending which %in3ißer. captain will make any state- '■ "#vA passenger by the Kestrel states ■■•'-that the vessels were near the '■ wWhatves. The Rotomahana, coming ijWwas showing a red light, while :-"'.-tfcd Kestrel displayed a green light. '?" The' Kestrel blew her whistle and al- ■'■''.: tered her course, showing her red. ■'* The Rbtorriahana approached, showirg •»'■:' green and red, and then altered her -V • course a little, showing the red. The ■ '"'•' Rotomahana. was then 250 yards '*.''>"■ away. • The Kestrel, noticing the j' " change in her course, blew three - 1 '; -whistles, and went full speed astern. i : j The Rotomahana struck H-Wthe port bpw,. cutting into the slightly. The force of, the;ii". impact was very perceptible, and the '?': incident was a narrow escape. r ;, . COLLISIONS \"• By Telegraph—Press Association. .; ■ . AUCKLAND, March 26'. -■ Another collision occurred in the - • harbour, this morning, between the 1 ' Northern Company's steamer Kanien . ,; and the ketch Dawn. The latter was ' damaged amidships* five planks.being / stove in: Both boats were,going : ■' astern when the collision happened. V The Dawn was damaged below the (- water-line and was leaking until a -/- pajrtbf, the cargo was discharged '" alongside the wharf.