Complex sentence: In September 1909, the "S.S. Ocean Queen", a ship owned by the PPC was wreaked on the reef at Makatea; a bent connecting rod caused the engines to stop and the current carried the ship onto the reef.
Split into simpler sentences: In September 1909, the "S.S. Ocean Queen", a ship owned by the PPC was wreaked on the reef at Makatea. The bent connecting rod caused the engines to stop and the current carried the ship onto the reef.