SHIP'S MASTER DIES AT SEA Captain Albert Mokomoko, one of the very few Maoris to become master of a merchant ship, died at sea on 12 March, aged 49. Master of Holm and Co.'s Holmlea, Captain Mokomoko collapsed and died when his ship was in Cook Strait on its way from Lyttelton to Onehunga. Captain Mokomoko, a member of the Whakatohea tribe, was born in Opotiki of a family well known for its knowledge of the sea. His father was pilot at the port of Opotiki and his five brothers all looked to the sea for their livelihood, one of them becoming a chief engineer. Starting his career in 1935, Captain Mokomoko spent two years before the mast in inter-colonial vessels. He then spent six years in ships of A. G. Frankham's coastal fleet and obtained his mate's ticket in 1942. He next joined the Northern Steamship Company and obtained his master's ticket in 1946.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1966, Page 3
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