The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-07
Manea Makes Good
Time With Tow
Despite Head Winds


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After buCking exceedingly heavy cur
rents, seas and head winds since last
Sunday evening the Matson steamer
ManOa arrived back in port yesterday
afternoon with the big, disabled steam-
er for which she was despatched a
week ago Thursday evening. In spite
of the hulk Of the steamer which she
was sent to rescue, and her unwieldi.
ness as tow, the Matson steamer log.
ged an average Of 81 knots an hour
on the return voyage to Honolulu. ,.
30 far as can be ascertaiped the
losing Of the propeller by the dis
abled ship was the result Of "an nc.
cident Of the sea-, and due to
flaw in the tail shaft, which was twist
ed of about eight inches outside OF
the hulk Of the stern and near the
rudder. II
To Make Investigation I'll
An official investigation will be con.
Quoted to determine the actual sause
of the breaking of the tail shaft, but
it is doubtful II the findings win ever
be made public. Opinion among the
men of the crew Of the vessel appears
to differ as to whether the damage 10
the vessel was by intent or accident.
Some of them shy that they
believe wear or action Of water
on the shaft caused it to twist
of. Others say sareastically, lacking
any proof of their suspicious: 49,
ooh, it was an accident all right
like all those we are having naw..n
Has Repair Equipment 80. +.
Fortunately the disabled steamer, n
single screw vessel has equipment
aboard for replacing her. tail shaft
and rudder as soon as she is partially
discharged and placed on the Inter
Island drydock. Because of this her
delay here will not be 80 long as
would otherwise be necessary. 3. NJ
It Is estimated that il win take
about two days to get her old shaft
out, and equally as long to get the new
one installed. After this. the propeller
hub win have 10 be, placed ON the new
shaft and the propeller blades put in
position, which may take another two
or three days to complete the Job.
starr Unloading Cargo
. In order to hasten the work as much
as possible, O. steyedoring crew was
put aboard the vessel Immediately az
ter she vas doeked yesterday after:
noon to begin the working Of dis
charging her 80 she can be placed on
the dock. s#%Ngs
The disabled steamer was about 500
miles from Honolulu when the acek
dent happened and moving along at q
rate Of 300 niles every twenty -four
hours. Without warning the propeller
dropped on and she was left found
ering from Wednesday noon until
about four o'clock the following Sun.
day afternoon, when she was picked
up by the Matson tescue ship. R
Hard To Tow ~. .r4Us4
Captain Sotie, master of the Manoa,
reports that he had little trouble In
getting line to the disabled steam
er, but says he had some difficulty on
account Of her bulk and the heavy
current, seas and head wind, to tow
her back to Honolulu. <. NAY eSit
The disabled ship drifted nearly
twY Kindred miles from the position
where the accident happened. Her
distance a. charted from HQnolulp
when. she was picked up by the Ma
noa was approximately $50 miles. ~
Only the fact that the Manoa Ii
csIeciplly equipped with towing ma
cbincry made II possible for Capta'n
Scuie to average more than 200 milss
day on the return voyage To- H0no-
hlu Cf His steamer and the disanisl
ship. The towing equipment eonyisrs
of an engine on the hurricane deck.
which has machinery automatically 20
take up or let ont the slack of the
towing cable. - Il. =
;, The Manoa dropped her tow On
port and three tugs passed lines To- tho
disabled steamer. a characterization
CAUSED one OF the tugs to get her line
adross, those of the Intrepid, and then
the cable jammed up around the Grst
fasting's propeller. The jammed line
was east loose from the big steamer
and the tug with the fouled propeller
came into the harbor where the line
was cleared, after which. she helped
to bring the steamer TO q pier. ~
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