THRILLS IN SURF

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20261, 2 August 1937, Page 8

THRILLS IN SURF

LAUNCH NEARLY CAPSIZED ATTEMPT TO LAND STORES. SUNDAY ISLAND INCIDENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Some exciting minutes were spent In the surf off Sunday Island 1 when the launch of the Maui Pomare endeavoured to land stores and survey equipment through the surf on the ship's recent visit. The Maul Pomare called at Sunday Island on its way to Samoa from New Zealand. With a heavy swell pounding on the beach, the only way to get the stores ashore was to float them into t.he surf and with that object a launch in charge of Chief Officer Holden went as near the line of breakers as possible with the idea of sending lines ashore by rockets. The first attempt was not successful and on the following day another was made. This time the big swell broke outside the ordinary breaker line and the launch was caught. Two Australian tourists on the Maul Pomare, K. Hopkins and H. Nlcholls, said that the launch l took two seats over her side. The I four men had to take to the oars l and It was largely due to the fine seamanship of Mr. Holden that the | launch was quickly pulled out of i trouble.

The Maui Pomare had to make a second call at the island to complete the landing of stores and to pick up the five Sunday Island settlers who were dissatisfied with island life and wished (o return.