Second Island Mishap In Two Years

On May 31, for the second time in less than two years, a fiyi boat of Airlines of New South Wales broke its moorings and was drh ashore in the night at Lord Howe Island. On the first occasion, July, 1963, the aircraft became a total loss.

This time, only a float and a wing of the plane were damaged, I a week elapsed before the “Tulagi”, the first Burns Philp ship to vi Lord Howe for 11 years, arrived with a team of engineers to ma repairs. Almost another week passed before the plane was ready to again. Meanwhile, 70 tourists who were stranded on the island enjoy a holiday at the airline’s expense. The airline’s commercial manag Mr. J. Buchnan, commented: “We shall never moor a flying boat the lagoon overnight again.’’