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HERA

 
HERA WAS A NORWEGIAN BARQUE OF 410 TONS REGISTERED IN KRAGEREO

SHE CAUGHT FIRE ON FRIDAY MARCH 11TH 1870 WHILE AT PORT UNDERWOOD ( HAVING SAILED FROM NELSON )   WHILST LOADING A CARGO OF FLAX AND 600 BALES OF WOOL FOR ENGLAND, THE FLAX BEING LOADED ON TOP OF THE WOOL. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW SACKS OF GRAIN.

WHEN SHE WAS AFIRE THEY PURPOSELY RAN HER AGROUND NEAR WHITES BAY  ( CAPTAIN TERKERELSON REQUESTED HELP BUT  THE RESCUE PARTY WAS DELAYED SAYING THE ACCESS  ROAD WAS BAD AND IMPASSABLE AND SEVERLY DELAYING THEM.

THE VESSEL WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED SHE  ROLLED OVER AND BACK INTO ABOUT SIXTEEN FEET OF WATER.

ARSON OR FOUL PLAY WAS NOT SUSPECTED AS THE 2ND OFFICER HAD BEEN ON DUTY ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ( THE CAPTAIN, MR ANDROAS TERLELSON ( TERKELSON ? )   BEING  CONCERNED SOME OF HIS SAILORS MAY ASCOUND )

RICHARD WAGNER / HERA

HERA WAS A STEEL BARQUE OF 1,994 TONS.SHE HAD BEEN LAUNCHED AS THE 'RICHARD WAGNER ' ( BRITISH OWNED ) BUT CHANGED TO OWNERSHIP BY RHEDEREI AKTIEN OF HAMBURG

ON A VOYAGE FROM PISAQUE ( CHILE ) CARRYING NITRATE ON 1ST FEBRUARY 1914 SHE HIT THE GULL ROCK ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM NARE HEAD

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HERA

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