Montoro In A Storm
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THE Burns, Philp Islands liner Montoro ran into a heavy storm after leaving Brisbane for Townsville, en route to Papua and New Guinea, at the end of February.
Shortly after departing from port on Friday, February 22, the vessel struck severe weather, which increased in vio lence on Sunday. Unable to pick up land marks through bad visibility, Captain Williams hove-to, as the squally weather continued and the seas grew heavier.
There was no anxiety among the pas sengers, and the Montoro rode the storm splendidly. At midnight on Sunday she resumed her course and continued on to Townsville, through gusty squalls and dim visibility. The Montoro’s deck cargo and the numerous animals on board did not receive any damage.