THE KAIPARA.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT £20,000
i Per Press Association.! AUCKLAND, Jan. 27. The s.s. Kaipara was towed into the Calliope dock this morning, the tug Terawhiti being alongside to keep down the water. An examination shows that she struck the obstruction twice. For some 30 feet on the starboard side, right on the bilge, there is a rip increasing in some places to_ 18 inches wide. About amidships, right under the floor forward, is another rip, extending some 20 feet. Between 40 and 50 feet of new plates will be required. The damage is estimated at fully £20,000. The nautical inquiry will open to-morrow morning.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2721, 28 January 1910, Page 5
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106THE KAIPARA. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2721, 28 January 1910, Page 5
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