A STEAMER ASHORE
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS. VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED. (Received January 23, 5.20 a.m.) CAPETOWN, January 22. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Aotea, while entering port for bunkering purposes, struck at 1.40 in the morning on a rocky bottom at Moullo Point. The Green Point and harbour lights were close on either hand. A resident, named Pontz. three hundred yards away, says he was awakened by a crash and saw blinding signal lights. He then distinguished <the lights, of-two vessels. A/fchickish haze prevailed. Others say the Robben Island light was visible across the bay. The sea was in its calmest mood. -, Pentz telephoned for assistance, but life-saving requisites were not needed, the crew remaining on board. The Aotea is wedged fast, and is absolutely motionless, with a slight list. She. lies in twenty-six feet of water, broadside-to the 'shore. There is water -in both holds. The ship's bottom is badly damaged, and she will probably lie a total loss. Stevedores, with tugs and .lighters, were very busy throughout Saturday and Sunday, carefully removing 1350 tons of dynamite, which was amongst the general cargo. Their operations were facilitated by the calmness of the sea. There is nothing to show how the Aotea struck. The only sign of damage from the shore is a broken rudder.
FIRE ON THE VESSEL. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE. Received This Morning, 12.50 o'clock. CAPETOWN, January 23. Reuter's agent states that the Aptea's cargo included 300 tons of dynamite, which was removed during the week end to a hulk in the bay. A fire broke*out on board the Aotea at ten minutes' past eleven on Sunday night, abarf the funnel, and spread to the galley deck. House tugs from the dock extinguished the fire after it had been burning for 90 minutes.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10146, 24 January 1911, Page 5
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