Native Schooner Pulled Off Reef and Taken to Suva
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From Our Own Correspondent
Suva, Jan. 20.
THE auxiliary schooner “Ka davulevu,” as a result of a sudden gale on the night of December 27, was thrown on to the rocks at Naikorokoro. on the morning of the 28th, and was extensively damaged.
No lives were lost, but sev eral natives were injured.
The* engine was kept run ning throughout the night and two anchors put out; but, owing to the strength and unexpectedness of the
gale, these were insufficient to hold the vessel off the fring ing reef.
Several days later. the schooner was successfully re floated, and was towed back to Suva by a P.W.D. vessel on January 12. Oil drums were tied extensively round the vessel, to ensure buoyancy.
She was taken to the Public Works Department’s slip at Walu Bay, where she is undergoing repairs.
The “Kadavulevu” is an auxiliary schooner of wooden construction, 57 feet long, and is owned by the natives of the Province of Kadavu. She was built in Suva in 1920.
Photos, by Caine.
TOP: The schooner “Kadavulevu” loading copra from a small boat the day before she ran aground in a strong gale on the coast of Kadavu.
LOWER: Natives pulling the “Kada vulevu” on to the shore, where temporary repairs was effected.