STEAMER COLLISION.
. NARROW ESCAPE
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
PALMERSTON N.,Last Night
The steamers Himitangi and Wairau collided in the narrow channel in the Manawatu river ?.t midnight last night. . . , The Wairau was struck amidships and slewed round with her stern on to the b%hk, where she now lies with her bows under water. The crew of nine got safely ashore with their baggage. . The Himitangi is apparently uninjured, and proceeds to Wanganui. The Wairau was ooal-laden, and was inward bound. Details as to how the collision occurred are not yet-ascertainable. It is surmised that there will be no difficulty in getting the vessel off; but it will be a difficult matter getting the cargo out, the steamer being submerged to about amidships at low water.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10241, 18 May 1911, Page 3
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124STEAMER COLLISION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10241, 18 May 1911, Page 3
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