WRECK AT TIMARU.
THE SHIP LYTTELTON SINKS WHILE BEING TOWED OUT.
(United Press Association.) Tiwabu, Junk 12. As the ship Lyttelton, loaded with frozen meat, was being towed out of harbor, bound for London, this morning at 8 o'clock, she was wiecked. The Harbor Board Tug is now in Dunedin, undergoing an overhaul, and the Union Oompahy's steamer Grafton, Captain Hill, was towing the Lyttelton to sea. Opinions vary as to tho cause of the accident, but it is generally-believed that the fluke of her anchor went through the ship's aide, while others say she struck on a wreck. She sank within ten minutes, and the captain and crew were brought back to the breakwater in the steamer, The Lyttelton is resting on the bottom, tho sea washing over her decks. The tide is ebbing now (10.20 a.m.), and later it will b» seen if it is possible to raise her.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2320, 14 June 1886, Page 2
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151WRECK AT TIMARU. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2320, 14 June 1886, Page 2
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