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llllderuauSEPTEMBER 1982Produced and edltedby thelndustrlal Rolatlons andPersonnel DepartmontUnlon Shlpplng Group LlmltedWolllngtonCOVER: Two of the Diver Services lnter-national team, and, on a rare fine day inCook Strait. The divers were locating gasleaks in one of the electilcity cables runn-ing between the Nonh and South lslands.Story, Page 2.BACK COVER: The model of \"Awatea\"presented to the otago Maritime societyand unveiled in Dunedin. The photographshows the deputy chairman of UnionShipping Group, Russell Pettigrew; the\"secretary of the society, Arthur Crosbieand the president, John Salmond; andthe managing director of Union ShippingGroup, John Keegan. Story, Page 11.lin$*: rnir:-*tixifi{S::$S&.1_*..tt*l:i-l-ilt--e---, !:' ?:l ;e? :'\":,i'!,,i,! ili\",i ii;m;.q;*,from an inspection of the diver-' '!i,sion tunnel at Lake Karapiro shydro electricity dam. Storypages 1 and 3. ftff4*It#?

Diver Services lnternational is an Auckland-based sub-sidiary of Union Engineering providing underwaterengineering and diving support for offshore operations.The company has operated in South American, Africanand Asian waters as well as off the New Zealand coast. lnrecent months Diver Services has been involved in pro-jects calling for techniques never used before in this coun-try. The first was when repairs were carried out in Napierto the bulk carrier \"Charles L.D.\"; in Cook Strait a teamtraced gas leaks in one of the three inter-island electricitycables; and in the icy waters of Lake Karapiro an under-water television camera was used to inspect the 176 metrediversion tunnel by the hydro dam.Diver Services gets tothe bottom of thingsThe operation at Lake Karapiro in Julywas one of the biggest inspection divesof its type undertaken in this country.The work was carried out on behalf ofthe Ministry of Works and the brief toDiver Services was to inspect the 176metre diversion tunnel by the hydrodam. The purpose of the inspection wasto see whether the tunnel * built bet-ween 1937 and 1947 when the damwas commissioned - could be used asan additional spillway in the event ofheavy flooding in the Waitako.There was also a possibility that afourth generating machine could be in-stalled in the tunnel to provide morepower, but that would be subject toeconomic justification.Members of ths eight-man divingcrew had to be lowered to the floor ofthe lake, 37 metres from the surface, ina diving bell specially built by UnionEngineering in Auckland.The divers carried an Americanunderwater television camera along thetunnel to the stop gate, filming the roofand sides of the tunnel back to the por-tal.The camera and recording gear -worth $40,000 - is the only one of itstype in New Zealand and Australia.Divers Services general manager JonEwen-Smith said the lighting gear wasoriginally 500 watts. \"But the waterdown there was so densely black wehad to put in another 2500 watts.\". The power for the lighting wasgenerated by a portable dieselgenerator supplied by Union Engineer-ing's Auckland workshop.\"Under Way visited Karapiro towardsthe end of the operation to observe thedivers at work. . .ln the diver's control unit, supervisorJohn Pearson (45) listens on head-phones as two men are lowered in adiving-bell on the lake-bed 37 metresdown.Once there it takes diver 30 minutesa of hard slog to get from the tunnelmouth to a gate at the tunnel's end. Onthe way he has to push frame carryinga a three-kilowatt lighting system for theunderwater colour television camera.It is a tough job - there is more thana metre of sludge on the floor of the tun-nel. The diver's breathing becomeslaboured. and John Puts him on toemergency air supply until he reachesthe gate.Emergency air will not be neededafterwards as the diver will be tuggedslowly back down the tunnel by hisstand-by diver, as he aims the camera atthe roof and sides of the passage.The divers have the latest inbreathing-gear, in clothing (speciallymade thermal suits for very cold waterhave been imported from Europe) and incamera equipment.Emerglng from the deep. A seml-underwater shot of the Karaplro dive byAuckland Star photographer Rex Rattenbury.Turn to Page 3

#5,.,s-Kerry Adams ryaits for the dlvlng bellto be lowered into Lake KaraPiro.Locating a leak inthe Cook Strait cableWeather and tidal currents made theCook Strait operation one of the longestand most hazardous undertaken bYDiver Services this year.The job started on March 22 andfinished on July 12.The electricity division of the Ministryof Energy had been investigating thelocation and cause of an internal gasleak in one of the three cables under thestrait.The cables are pressurised withnitrogen to improve their insulationstrength, but the cable leak is losing gasat about 28 litres a minute. Despite this,the link can still be used at full capacitywith the faulty cabte available as astandby for use in emergency.Tests by the DSIR's lnstitute ofNuclear Sciences indicated that the leakwas between 1500 and 2500 metres off-shore from Oteranga Bay, near Makara,Wellington, in water between 17 and73metres deep.At this stage it was decided to domore precise tests. This involved diversfastening radiation detectors to thecable at varying distances either side ofthe suspected leak site. By repeatingthe tests with the detectors in differentpositions, it was possible to locate thegas leak with sufficient accuracy toallow plans for its repair to proceed.Diver Services lnternational wereengaged to do the work of fastening thedetectors to the cable and recoveringthem at the completion of each test'The divers worked 2000 metres fromthe shore, measuring the radii of bendsin all three cables and recording onvideo tape areas of the cable where fur-ther failures were possible. They lookedThe Cook Strait team of Diver Seryices taking to the water at OterangaBay, the North lsland termlnal of the electrlcity cable.for signs of abrasion on the cable ar-mouring on the rocks and for evidenceof the action of tidal currents on lengthsof cable suspended above the seabed.The gas leak is the first in the CookStrait cable in 18 years. Repairs couldtake up to six months and a start mightnot be made by the electricity divisionuntil the summer months.

Undetwater engineering skills testedRepairs to the bulk carrier \"CharlesL.D.\" in Napier in March this Yeardemonstrated the adabilitY of NewZealand's underwater engineering skills.The carrier arrived at the Port ofTauranga with a crack in her hull abovethe floor of the No 5 starboard ballasttank. Semi-permanent repairs wereneeded to last the vessel the 13 months,before the vessel was next due to drydock.Bureau Veritas, the classifYingauthority, in conjunction with thecharterers called in Diver'Services lnter-national to carry out a preliminary in-spection of the damage.The Company's solution to the Pro-blem called for methods which hadpreviously only been used overseas. ln-terior welding only would not producethe desired strength to repair the crackeffectively. They recommend exteriorwelding also be carried out inside a drymini welding habitat attached to theoutside of the vessel.Diver Services went ahead anddesigned a steel plate welding habitatwhich was manufactured by MacEwansMachinery of Napier.The diving company was to providethe manpower, specialised tools andequipment to effect the exterior repairs,and contracted MacEwans to do the in-terior work.After'Charles L.D.' docked in Napiera pontoon barge was brought inalongside to provide a platform to holdthe heavy diving equipment, a 160cubic foot compressor with hoses andthe underwater welding generator andequipment.The diving stage was lowered fromthe barge and 'hogged' in tightalongside the hull. Next, the habitat waslowered into position by crane, andbolted to studs, wet welded to the hull,around the defective area.MacEwans carried out interiorpreheating of the steel plate around thecrack prior to the dry box weld.A diver welder then used an airpowered dye-cutter with tungsten car-bide heads to vee out the crack from theoutside and then commenced thewelding operation from within thehabitat. Poor visibility and low ambientlight necessitated the use of underwaterlighting to provide illumination insidethe habitat.Throughout the repair contract'Charles L.D.' had been loading andunloading cargo in the port. Despite thelimitations imposed by cargo operationsA combination of any two of theseconditions will bring on the bends. JohnPearson says: \"lt's like a bottle of softdrink that's been shaken up.\"Your blood system is simPlYfrothing. Nitrogen hasn't had a chanceto escape from the respiratory system,so starts it to form large bubbles in thejoints and muscle tissues.\"You get tremendous joint Pains andsorne people lose consciousness orsight.\"Labour Department regulations saythat for any dive deeper than 20 metresa two-man recompression chambermust be on site.it took only 10 days from the time of thevessel's arrival in Napier to completerepairs.Earle Bond alongslde thefabrlcated underwater habltat beforeit was lowered lnto the water andbolted to studs on the slde of theshlp. Earle ts holdlng dlver's under'a water weldlng helmet.Karapiro cold, murky and dangerousFrom Page 1John, 25 years a diver with the RoyalNavy, Royal Engineers and on variouscommercial jobs around the world, saysthe inspection job has been one of themore interesting tasks.\"But it's also one of the moredangerous jobs, You've got to checkand double-check all the safety aspects.lf the air prossure fails there's no wayout for the diver - psychologicallythat's a barrier in itself.\"lf you get wet - water getting intothe suit, which can happen - then youcome up freezing. lt's about sevendegrees down there.\"After an hour below, the inspectiondiver is given the command to leave thetunnel. \"Get him out of there fast,\"John orders the stand-by man. At12.17pm the diving-bell starts to bringthe men up.At12.21 it stops for two minutes for arecompression halt, and at 12.25 themen surface. They quickly strip off theirthermal suits and at 12.27 both are inthe chamber.They will stay in there, readingmagazines to pass the time, for an hourto eliminate any danger of the bends,which are caused by diving too deeply,too long and coming up too fast.

The Group is proud to support manY national appeals whichare of vital importance to the whole community. The healthand welfare of people, in sickness and in times of disaster, isthe concern of us all and your Group, along with many othermajor corporations, plays its part with tangible recognition. Wereproduce two ceftificates received recently in recognition ofsupport given to these organisations.UNION !.HIPPING GROUP LITIITEDis a contibutor to the Nat, Zealanl Red Cross Foundation50thJubilee Appeal Fund and the aboue name lus beenrecorded in the Honours Book held in National HudEurtus,cancer soctetyor New znatano ,,rr, Sl IsBt'82 Nattonat Antt.cancer Aweat@enfi cate4$WppreciationIhis rc to gratefully acknowledgethe generosity of maior a gift fromI]NION SHIPPING GROUP I IMITEI)A contribution forthe health ofall New Zealanders.861 .iltNE 1q82Dr Donald Urcuhall:O.BNrtonal PEsiirant TheCancerSocrotu of NewZ@land lnc.This is to cmify that

COMPANY WINS CONTRACTFOR NEW TANKERAgainst world-wide competition theCompany has won a contract to build anew coastal tanker for the New Zealandoil industry, to replace the Erne inmid-1984.BP Oil New Zealand and Shell OilNew Zealand, which jointly charter thecoastal tanker fleet on behalf of the localoil industry have selected the UnionSteam Ship Company of New ZealandLimited as the preferred potential ownerfor the new vessel.\"We are delighted to be chosen aspreferred owner for the New Zealand oilindustry,\" said John Keegan, managingdirector of the Company,\"Our bid was structured around avery competitive financial package andwe must acknowledge the considerableassistance of our bankers, the Bank ofNew Zealand, in helping us put thispackage together.\"\"l believe this demonstrates that NewZealand companies can compete in thetechnical side of the maritime industryand in the necessary financing ar-rangements along with the strongestoverseas competitors.\"On behalf of the charterers and inconsultation with the New Zealand Oillndustry, BP Oil New Zealand con-ducted a world-wide search for anowner willing to offer a suitable tankeron competitive charter terms. Con-siderable interest was shown amongshipowners and shipyards all around theworld, resulting in intense competitionto win the contract.A short list was considered by theNew Zealand Oil Companies, on thebasis of written offers for a number ofspecific designs of tanker and theunanimous choice as preferred potentialowner was the Union Steam Ship Com-pany.Detailed discussions will follow overcoming weeks between Union Com-pany and the oil industry to finalisedetailed aspects of design, which willlead to the joint selection of a particularshipyard to build the new oil tanker.The tanker will be about 30,000 ton-nes deadweight, designed to carry NewZealand crude oil, bitumen and fuel oilaround NZ waters from 1984 until pastthe turn of the century. The design willbe to the most stringent modern stan-dards as laid down by the lnternationalMaritime Organisation.It will be much more fuel efficientthan the ERNE which is now the laststeamship operated by the USSCO.Length 180.0mBreadth 29.6mDepth 14.5mDraught 9.5mDeadweight 30,000 tonnesService speed 15 knotsPlans are already drafted for the new coastal tanker belng bullt tor the NewZealand oll lndustry.UNION STEAM SHIP CO OF NEW ZEALANO LTDThe new tanker will replace the Erne, the last stearn ship operated by the

aGom6n.*#.js-i f€4sY@,.-lSr':-,i :;:.,p; ri.:;r.; .i..liE'r1:+.t,i.-,# \"..,f,rH.:,&#6{J\"r-\":a';1.'. q'.a.+.{-e'w:in 1938, as deck boy on the scow \"KatieS\" carrying pine logs and cans of ben-zine around the coast to places likeTauranga and Opotiki. He graduated toNorthern Company passenger ships andin 1939, at the outbreak of war, was inWellington on \"Holmlea\".It was then his life took a dramaticturn.The Finnish sailing vessel \"Pamir\"was acquired as a Prize of war bY theNZ Government and operated bY theUnion Company.Andy Keyworth joined\"Pamir\" as anAB and eventually became a bosun. Hethen went on to take his third, secondand first mate's certificates and left thevessel in 1948 with his master's'\"All my time as second mate wasspent in a sailing shiP,\" CaPtainKeyworth said.\"l think I am the last master in NewZealand with a square-rig certificate'\"He was chief officer in PracticallYeverything from a collier to \"Monowai\",and then in 1956 he got his first com-mand. lt was \"Katui\" one of thesmallest ships in the Union fleet.A banana boat, \"Navua\", followed;.sffiI,x\"h\"[\"tffi*:..EffiorooaSenior Captainhas grownwith his shipsEven when he's not on the bridge of\"Rotorua\" or \"Rotoiti\", the CompanY'ssenior master, Captain AndrewKeyworth, is never far from the sea.From his seventh-floor apartment onAuckland Harbour's Stanley Point, heand his wife, Joyce, have a breathtakingview of the Hauraki Gulf and beYondRangitoto. Below them in the bay and\"protected\" by DevonPort naval base,is the second love of his life, \"L'Avenir\",a Chasseur-class yacht that he andJoyce \"muck around\" in. After sixweeks at sea in \"Rotorua\" he considersthis as getting away from it all.ln spite of the years he spent beforethe mast, Captain KeYworth looksanything but your typical \"old salt\".Faced with writer who a wanted himto talk about his life and photographera trying to manipulate him into unfamiliarposes, he came across as a Pleasant,retiring person, almost shY,It's surprising, therefore, to learn fromsome of his comPatriates that AndYKeyworth has been considered crustyon occasions, but we put that reputationdown to occupational hazard. Never-theless, it's apparent he doesn't sufferfools.Captain Keyworth went to sea at 14,Captatn Keyworth's past and present are represented ln hls \"cabln\" lnhls Auckland apartment.To Page 7L

aratflBnSalvage tow a proud achievementFrom Page 6and then lots of time on the Easterntrade in \"Wairata\" and \"Waitaki\".Can he still remember all the ships hehas ever served in?\"Most of them I can recall, but theones that stand out are \"Parnir\", ofcourse, and \"Wairata\" - that was myfavourite steam ship, I suppose.How does a master learn to handleships as diverse as \"Pamir\" and\"Rotorua\"?'\"You grow with ships,\" CaptainKeyworth said. \"Although they are nowvery sophisticated, they are basicallythe same.\"lts a seaman's job and the peoplewho man the ships are the same.\"Captain Keyworth wouldn't admit toit, but his admirers say he is \"the bestship handler in the business.\"As one of them said: \"l love to watchhim bring \"Rotorua\" into the terminal.He drives it like a London taxi and couldturn it on fiv+cent a pioce. When heputs it into reverse there is no doubtabout where it is going to stop,\"Learning to do what he apparentlydoes so well has not been without a lotof effort from Andy Keyworth.It was the 30s depression when heleft Devonport primary school and hemissed out on going to secondaryschool. There were no apprenticeshipsas we know them today, so he studiedin the fo'scle.He speaks'with great respect of theofficers who kept him at it. Every day, inport or at sea, he spent at least an hourstudying, and the discipline requiredhas paid off.One of his proudest achievementswas his involvement in the epic and un-conventional salvage tow to Aucklandof \"Rotorua\" by her sister-ship,\"Rotoiti\", after being disabled in theTasman in May 1980.The successful ocean tow of the crip-pled roll-on roll-off ship by a sistervessel of similar size and design is a featbelieved to be unique in maritimehistory.Captain Keyworth towed \"Rotorua\"from some 220 miles west of the Northlsland round Cape Reinga and down theeast coast to A buoy off Rangitoto, adistance of 422 miles in 56 hours 8minutes, at an average speed of 7.52knots.Captain John Warren, master of\"Rotorua\" on that voyage, subsequent-ly reported to the management of theUnion Company:\"lf anybody had previously tried totell me it was possible to tow 66ft a shipweighing 23,788 tonnes that distance atthat average speed using ordinarypolyprop mooring lines and with onlyabout 600ft from stern to bow betweenthem, I would have thought them quitebalmy.\"Most of the credit must go to Cap-tain Keyworth for his fine seamanshipand ship handling, but everybody did adamn good job and it is reassuring toremember just how good New Zealandsailors are when the chips are down,\"Captain Warren said.Each of the Union Company's rollonroll-off ships has two skippers whoserve six weeks on and six weeks off inrotation. Captain Keyworth and CaptainWarren were usually two \"Rotorua\"skippers, but on this particular voyageCaptain Keyworth had relieved CaptainA.P.B. Somerville on the bridge of\"Rotoiti\" which was bound forMelbourne from Auckland.Captain Warren said: \"lf I had attempted to go it alone using only our take-home gear, estimate I that, even goodif weather prevailed, it would have takenabout six days to make Auckland.\"Had deepsea tugs been used itwould have taken about the same time- but cost fortune.a \"lf circumstances had forced a towfrom an outsider, salvage would havebeen very expensive. We gave it go a asthere was very little to lose and timewas of the essence. As it turned out itwas well worthwhile. lt worked.\"Captain Keyworth said: \"lt was on\"Pamir\" that first I gained experience oftowing. We were towed in and out ofAntwerp. I also towed a French dredgefrom Port Chalmers to Bluff in a gale.\"On the \"Rotoiti-Rotorua\" tow I hadthe great advantage of knowing bothships and having skilled skipper a on theother vessel, as well as experienced andable officers and seamen on both ofthem.\"Evidence of the Company's apprecia-tion of Captain Keyworth's salvage towefforts is the mahogany desk in thisden. The crews' efforts were also finan-cially recognised.ln four years, when he's 63, AndyKeyworth will be retiring, but that cer-tainly won't be the end of life a on theocean wave. Bobbing on the waterbelow his apartment is his future, \"L'Avenir\".

Company says thank youKeith Bisset displays his RaymondChing print \"The Kestrels\", bearing theplaque: \"Presented by Union SteamShip Company for services in mid-Tasman g.t.e.v. Union Rotorua, 12 April1982.At 3.20pm, on that afternoon,\"Union Rotorua\" was steaming fullspeed on passage from Melbourne toWellington when considerable vibra-tion was felt throughout the vessel.Chief Engineer Len Brough, whowas in the control room at the time,immediately pressed the emergencytrip stopping all power and with theauxiliary generator and steeringmotor in operation, the vessel turnedstern to the weather before headwaywas lost.A full examination of the propul-sion system failed to reveal anydamage and the decision was made tolower a boat and examine the Pro-pellors. Whilst ballast was beingtransferred forward in the vessel toraise the propellors nearer the seaThe staff of Union Maritime Ser-vices, Mount Maunganui, celebrated\"Union Rotorua's\" 100th voYagerecentlY. Port Manager GraemeBrown and the staff at the Mountpresented Captain Alex Somervillewith a decanter.Nearly 60 PeoPle includingrepresentatives of the Bay of PlentyHarbour Board, the WatersideWorkers Union, shippers and clientsof the Company attended the func-tion.Union Rotorua's first voYage wasmade in November 1976 shortly aftersurface, two crew members, JamesThirsk, steward, and Keith a Bisset, amotorman, volunteered to dive andexamine the propellors. Both haveprofessional diving experience andKeith using a borrowed facemask car-ried out the task.He made three dives to examine thepropellors - no mean feat in a coldTasman with a six-foot swell whichcaused the vessel to pitch.However, no damage was found inthe propellors and the cause of thevibrations remains a mystery.\"Union Rotorua\" resumed hervoyage two hours later with no fur-ther trouble.Keith Bisset's actions were ap-plauded by Captain John Cleaver.1 0[)th voyage celebratedher completion at the BHP shipyardsat Whyalla, South Australia. Sincethen she and her sister ship \"UnionRotoiti\" have provided the fastestand most efficient shipping servicelinking Sydney, Auckland, Tauranga,Melbourne and Wellington.Although it was Voyage 100,\"Union Rotorua\" had actually calledonly 92 times at Mount Maunganui.Co-incidently, Voyage 100 lifted arecord tonnage from this port for thisvessel of 10,046 freight tonnes. Therecord for lhe port 13,105 tonnes, isstill held by \"Union Auckland\"..L

You wouldn't read about it!The following story, about the sailor who nearlybecame an airman, recounts a series of events which\"happened\" to Dick Bould, 4th engineer on\"Amokura\".On May 6 I was on \"Amokura\" berthed at Napierwhen the local manager asked me if I would fly toAustralia the next day to join \"Union Auckland\" atGladstone. I agreed.He organized all the travel papers for me to leave at7.30 the next morning.While waiting for a taxi I looked at the movementsheet to see where \"Union Auckland\" was going afterGladstone. To my surprise it showed \"Union Auckland\"berthed in Nelson and \"Ngakuta\" was in Gladstone!I rang the manager who contacted Wellington to con-firm exactly which ship and where was joining. By I thistime my taxi had arrived and was at the I airport whenthe manager arrived to tell me the ship was the Ngakutaat Gladstone!The next morning I flew out of Auckland to Sydney,on my British Passport, plus my New Zealand seaman'sidentity card.On arrival in Sydney, I had about 20 minutes to sparebefore catching the plane to Brisbane. I was first in lineat the immigration desk with my British Passport plusmy lD card when the official requested me to follow himto a room to be interviewed.Five minutes later a female immigration officer in-quired where my visa was to enter Australia. I explainedthat was I using a British Passport, but she said I neededa visa so would have to return to New Zealand.I replied \"You have to be joking. I have to fly out ofhere to join a ship in Gladstone.\"She then rang Air New Zealand and told them theystory and told them she was sending me back to NewZealand.I asked her if I could use the phone to ring UnionBulkships in Sydney and explain the situation but eventhey could not persuade her.She then rang- Air New Zealand and told them theyshould have neverlet me on the plane in Aucklandwithout a visa and it was their responsibility to fly meback. Air New Zealand had a plane returning in 1%hours but it was full.The immigration people then told me that I would stayin Sydney overnight in a detention centre and fly out thenext day.Air New Zealand confirmed they had me on stand-byon a plane going to Auckland at 1.18pm and I had resign-ed myself to staying with the Vietnamese boat people forthe night, when an Air New Zealand steward came inand said \"Ouick sailor we have found you a seat\".We both ran to the plane, I think I would havequalified for the 100 metre sprint for the Com-monwealth Games. I got on the plane, thinking all myproblems were over. However, this was not to be.When I got back to Auckland the immigration officerlooked at my British Passport, said \"This hasn't a re-entry stamp.\"I could not land in New Zealand and I would have togo back to where I came from! At this point decided I Icould be on to a good thing, flying between Aucklandand Sydney until my maker decided to call me to the bigengine room in the sky. After all, the drinks were free,the food was good and after the first week would I be onfirst-name basis with the air hostesses.However, after thinking who would pay the mortgageon my house and feed my dog, I explained to the im-migration people what had gone on. They called inhigher rank (three gold bars) and told him my story.Gaining his sympathy he gave me a temporary permitfor a short period to stay in New Zealand (l came here 28years ago at four years of age).He told me to go down to the Department of Labourwithin seven days and have my passport stamped for re-entry, with evidence of how long I had been in NewZealand and the deeds to the house. lf I did not do this Icould be deported back to England. With my luck, whenI got there, Mrs Thatcher would have me going toFalkland lslands to fight for God, Oueen & country!'UnionLyttelton'NEWSCongratulations to W.J, (Bill)Cairns, Chief Steward, on the com-pletion of 25 year' service.***Recently farewelled, Tony Doddsand Alex Sulikoski, recently welcomed.John Jenkins and Griff Tedd. Withthe alteration of trade routes, wehave swapped skippers with \"UnionHobart\".Recent wives toCook, husbandEngineer, and LileJohn, AB.travel are PatBob, SecondRehu, wife ofPat Braae, relieving Electrician,\"Union Lyttelton\" has had success atwinter bowls in Orewa. He was amember of the winning team of fourswhich won*the Pritchard Cup.Welcome back to Peter Bellamy,radio officer, after serving in the off-shore industry for the last few years.Public notice in a Christchurchnewspaper:\"1, Arthur Brian Frisken, do herebydeclare Stephen Clarkson Kellett tobe a golfer of fame and renown and Iam not fit to play against a player ofsuch talent. His greatness matchesthat of the Golden Bear and Itherefore declare Stephen ClarksonKellett to be the player of thecentury.\"From all accounts the match wasdecided on the last hole.9I

High seas dramaLog BookDrama was a feature of VoYage 60'fauringa to Melbourne, of \"TasmanVenture,\"'-irr\" ,ov.ge of the 85oo tonne shiP*.t lni\"tiuited on June 21 with aiioio . ,\"\"d\"g\" from SYd19v, thatihiul survivo-rs from the 23 metreirrirr\",-;;irray\" had been sighted bY\" fiou.f Australian Air Force aircraft'- ir'li r\"n, from Eden on the south\"outioi New South Wales, had beeniJJ=\"d into the water when thqiri\"s'oopoo fisning boat overturned inheaw seas.-ii't'\", had been drifting in a three-metre life raft for six days and h.ao;;t; cup of water and some barleYsuoar left.\"-Xfihousf, they had been riding big.\";;.'ih;V were in sood PhYsicgt 9nlmenial shaPe as theY enjoYed thelriiiii trtt meals and hot baths for near-iv-u *\"\"t , aboard the \"Tasman Ven-ture.\"ln his report, CaPtain Harrisonsaid: \"l must admit we were very ror-il;;i\" to ue aute to make a successfulrescue.'--'!Veather at the time of recoveryhad moderated, but onlY -.an. houri\"i\"t it *outd have been difficult' dueil\"i'n\"-i\"ii\"ised force of the wind anddeteriorating weather'--Cuot.in Harrison said the men*\"i\"'uur\" to board the \"Tasman Ven-ture\" unaided''\"\"1 il;iaer this remarkablY goodattet tive days adrift in a liferaft intnoie weatftei conditions,\" he said'- l'on\"\" on board the survivors wereout ln G\" care of chief steward TonY[l,l\"t\"on *ho t\"* they were given.hotbaths, warm clothing and hot tood\"'The air force Plane spotted the menin their orange liferaft about 15u;ile; -aouth-ealt of Gabo lsland oni'n\" vi\"t.i.-N'S.W' border' A searchil, f O aircraft covered 50,000 squareliit\"t-oi ocean and was to have beenextended the following daY'The men were BarrY Warren (4El'the skipper, Allan Rowlands (33) andSteven Hughes (27).When the news of their rescuereached the seaside town of Eden.relief swept through the community'Mrs WendY Warren and her four\"f,if ai\"n \"danced with excitement\"'according to a rePort in the SYdneYMorning Herald.\"We are so haPPY and excited, it isrtari-io describe the scene,\" MrsWuit\"n said. \"These last few daYshave just been so hard to take\"'Cabtain Harrison said the men*\"i\"-in high spirits when they climb-\"J 1rt\" sii-meire ladder uP to theship's deck.- iit don't think theY ever allowedthemselves to get depressed' lh9r9*is ior\"tr,ing'in each of them that\"uiJ ;w\"'t\" g-oing to be saved\"' butih\"y *\"r\" very luckY,\" he said'\"Another couPle of daYs and thingswould not have been looking verYgood.\"--Turrun Venture is a specialist forestoroJr.tt carrier owned by the.Tasmanirulo a Paper ComPanY. ]he slrqmanaqement and manning is carrteo\"ri ui tr,\" Union ComPanY under .anili\"\"r\"\"t with Tasman' CaPtain laniittison, one of the regular .masters'fras frad a long career with Union Com-pany.Manaoinq director John Keegan,\";;;ii;\";iJted London as a s-uest.ofLiorJ.'n\"siiter of Shipping, of which;;'';-chai\"rman of the New Zealand\"\".rin\"\". On his return, Jo.hn told;'iiil;;-W.v;' of the interestins and\"omolex computerised record system\"i'i[\" tn\"rsands of ships reg.isteredwith LloYds. The organisatton lsbecoming increasingly involvecl lnnon-ratiiime work and .surveYorsire engaged in some of the energYoroiects in Taranaki.***Anchor-Dorman, our Nelso.nenqineering subsidiary, was recentlysudcessful-in securing a contract torthe construction of cement sllos lnirf\"-fson - a maior construction job''--Conqratutatiohs to MervYn Hunt'ooit- r.i\"n.ger at New PlYmouth on[ir election for a second term asrr\"\"iO\"ni- of the New PlYmouthbhamber of Commerce'- one ot ,rt\" o\"Jt-nno*n* PeoPle intfre ruew Zealand maritime industry'orouo industrial relations managerH\"-, -noti, has announced his retire-rn*t. n.v will break off negotiationsorl'Cictou'\"t gt but meantime he is\"iitt itt\"rpting to reach a settlement- .\"ffins'his -house before moving toHawkes BaY. * *The formation of a new joint -ven-tur\"'- \"otnPrnY from Thos' Cook N\"Y2\"i.no- Lii\"ited, November 1-'wiff iesutt in most Union Travel of-fices becoming Part of the new com-oanu. Ho*ave-r, there are a few .ex-I\"piiont, The Westport offi\"9 , -!1:now become a branch of UnlonMaritime Services and will continuei.- oiouiOt full travel sales facilities'!\"iri\"iir, orr travel service at APiaIni rl,li.r;.lofa will continue underirr\" union Maritime Services banner'ani -union-citco at Rarotonga hasU.\"or\" - . subsidiarY of UnionMaritime Services'***Plavinq rugbY union with two armsis' i' Jitticu\"tt 'tast for manY' qYtfr.rn\" Lanham manages to do it.withonlv one arm. The 24'year old wlngertosi his left arm in an accident wnen;;;; io brt that has not dampened'h['.nif,uti\"sm and he pl-avs fo1 ftlgwSouth Wales' Oatley's fitth. drvrsronruobv union side. Wayne is the son orlatl'Gnrram, a foreman stevedore atin\" Syan\"Y Seacargo Terminal'ExchanginginformationTwo functions for heads of Govern-ment -dePartments and one for OP-ooiiiion Members of Parliament'Ireie neta in Head Office recentlY'\"i-\"o.ii.\"ntut heads f rom thee\"r\"iJn Attairs Department and fromine- iraoe ana lndustry Departmenthad informal talks with the Group Stoo executives.'\"i\";;;;-;i 23 Labour MPs' led bYtne' 6p-p&ition Leader, Mr Rowling'met GrouP executlves'\"'l;[;K\"\"gun, who hosted all threetun'Jtiont, to]d Under Way that suchrn\"\"iino\"' *\"r\" held from time toii;;; fi.r; keYnote beins informalitY'ro in.t information of mutual interestcould be exchanged.su nffi

llAwatea fondlyrememberedMany people in New Zealand andAustralia, still regard \"Awatea\" asUnion Company's finest ship, andshiplovers were delighted whenVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, builders of the vessel,presented a model to the OtagoMaritime Society in Dunedin.It arrived in New Zealand late lastyear and since then hours of volun-tary work have been put in by societymembers to restore the model to itsoriginal condition of 45 years ago.The Group Board meeting inDunedin on July 15, provided anideal opportunity for the unveiling ofthe model which stands in the entrancefoyer in the Otago Museum.\"Awatea\" was built in 1936, waslaunched by the wife of the NewZealand Governor-General, LadYBledisloe.The ship began service on the Well-ington to Sydney run, on SePtember15, 1936. During the busy summermonths, \"Awatea\" was seldom inharbour at Sydney, Wellington orAuckland for more than nine hours,and for weeks at a time she did notspend one night in port.She was the fastest ship in theSouth Pacific and no merchant shipsurpassed her for speed in theTasman until \"Oriana\" and\"Canberra\" in the 1960s.ln October 1937, \"Awatea\" made arecord passage from Auckland toSydney in 55 hours 28 minutes at anaverage speed of 22.89 knots. lnDecember 1937, she made thepassage from Sydney to Wellington in55 hours 47 minutes at an averagespeed of 22.19 knots.The Company's fastest vessels inservice could do no better than equal\"Awatea's\" speed and she justlYearned the greyhound emblem whichwas itted f to the truck of herforemast. (The greyhound is on loanto the Otago Museum bY theAuckland Museum, to suPport thedisplay associated with the unveilingof the model).With the outbreak of war in 1939,\"Awatea\" was requisitioned for warservice. ln December 1939 she car-ried the advance partY of the 2ndNZEF to Sydney, From July 1940 shebecame increasingly involved in thewar. She was sent to the East to assistin the evacuation to Australia offamilies from Hong Kong and to Van-couver, carrying Australian and NewZealand airmen for training inCanada. ln September 1941, she wasconverted to a troop transport' Shesaw service in the Pacific reinforcingthe Hong Kong garrison, in the lndianOcean and the Atlantic.ln 1942, \"Awatea\" was fitted out asa landing ship infantry (an L.S.l.) totake part in the Allied landings innorth-west Africa to seize the ports ofAlgiers, Oran and Casablanca. Shewas one of 190 merchant ships engag-Deputy Chairman Fussell Pettigrew unveils the \"Awatea\" model' Rlght tsArthur Crosbie, of the Otago Maritime Society.ed in this assault code named Opera-tion Torch. \"Awatea\" carried the 6thCommando and 10 landing craft andtook part in the assault of Algiers onNovember 8 1942. After landing the6th Commando successfullY,\"Awatea\" then proceeded to BougieBay, 100 miles to the east of Algiers toland RAF petrol and stores, but aheavy swell made the landing im-practicable,When leaving the anchorage inBougie Bay about 5.00Pm onNovernber 10 1942, \"Awatea\" wasattacked by several waves of Germanbombers. She fought back with heranti-aircraft guns, but was hit severaltimes. Badly damaged and on fire,she had to be abandoned during thenight and sank not long after' Seven-teen of the shiP's Personnel weredecorated f or their services in\"Awatea\" as a unit of OPerationTorch,a:11

,TKing Neptune reigns supremeby Jim McGillivray\"Amokura\" sailed from Aucklandon in\" ,orning of 17 MaY bound forSinoaoore for her bi-annual dry dockinguni.rrr\"v at Sembawang ShiPYard'The two weeks' sea voYage - toSinqapoi\" lave chance for two infor-*\"i datn\"tings, both of which werehighly successful.The first of these was a barbequeneti on the evening of MaY 26 under\"-oioi\"\"iiu\" awning on the starboardrii\" ,tt of the funnel. Coloured lightslung-Oy-\"ourtesy of Brian Porter andtor Stewart.Fred Whyman (ships' electrician andbri-.noinb\"r) and music was supplieduv theirew's social club, one cassettedeck and two large sPeakers'Steaks, sausages, salads, bread andbutter came f rom the PlovedoreIepirtment, and the \"Chef decuisine\" for the evenlng wasFrederick de Jager (junior engineer)'Mrs Elizabeth Swan, the master'swife, and Mrs June Simson the chiefengineer's wife, had their first oppor-tu,iity to meet manY of the. shiP'scompany. The whole evening had anair of informality and was endorsedby all present as a huge success'The second gathering on the SundaYmorning was of a more seriousnature.12 persons had not Paid.their justrespect to King Neptune, so was lt ou-iy organised that this be put right'When King NePtune arrivedaboard, accomPanied bY two ot. hls\"on\"t\"6t\"., and the roYal barber'S*\"\"nV Todd. (Sweeny Todd. ?']ti'.e.di fmf\"' late as he had mislaid hisL.oit. tt. King was welcomed bYC\"otuin Swan and gave notice that in-truders to the King's Realm wereiOoard. TheY were: Elizabeth Swan'navmona tiristot, Christopher-Cole'Cui\"t Marlow, TonY King, TrevorCuifrrie, Brian Smith, Dion . CY9AV'Darrvl Jacob-Brack, Michael King'John Fowler and Robert Ross'Sweeny Todd, Fred WhymanEltzabeth Swan getting TheTreatment from SweenY.They were charged bY King NeP-tune of trespass and so were subjec-tto forfeit. TheY were then shaved,bathed and induced to take a Pill.There were some hilarious scenes asNeptune's partY went through lhelist, with the final candidate havingthe added,pleasure of the crew's pan-try gash bucket over his head.I'''''-flffiGffi ffiflfl-'',ifr,, r\",liii'/ry-'\"rye-\"*'ffifir'','\"'';',4--,#\"4t'dl i,,!f il' \",\"',,,''.,,','til ft Wffi\"t^ .Constabte naryn foiitii\",\"King Nteptune Robert Johnson, Constable Vic'12

!!ilff#I,lLife underthe mountainAlong with the inauguration of the\"Union Nelson\" service to NewPlymouth Robyn Andrews, previous-ly typist/receptionist was promotedas New Plymouth freight and salesrepresentative. Her initiation into thenew position was a six week'sfamiliarisation at Wellington Branch.Along with the experience gained, theodd tale or wvo about the big city isbeginning to surface. Robyn will bepromoting the new \"Union Nelson\"service.During mid-February DeborahGyde was employed recep-tionist/typist (to replace Robyn).Deborah joined our staff after com-pleting a year's secretarial course atthe Taranaki Polytechnic. Her in-terests include marching, netball andof course her boyfriend. After twoday's work with the office, Deborahjoined a team from U.M.S. and UnionTravel to compete in NewPlymouth's Top Team Competition.However, even the team's U.M.S.T-shirts did not help our overallpoints tally at the end of the competi-tion.To keep New Plymouth staff up tofull strength, John Spurway wasemployed at the beginning of Marchand took over the shipping industrycashier/accounts position after a shortdabble in the wholesale grocerytrade. His interests include playinsrugby in the under 21 squad for thefamed Tukapa rugby club and cricketduring the summer months.Merv and Pam Hunt have been ex-tremely busy most weekends andholidays since Christmas spending alltheir spare time building the \"crib\"or holiday home in the Piripekapekaregion of Taupo.Earlier in the year Richard Kara,foreman, was furiously batting in agame of cricket, determined to finishhis winning streak, when he damag-ed the tendons in his leg. He had tosuffer a plaster cast on his leg for anumber of weeks but we are happy toreport he is now fighting fit and readyto play again next year.John Lykles once again competedin the prestigious mountain to surfmarathon. Although he started ex-tremely well and was sure of beatinghis personal record set last year, heunfortunately ran out of steam only afew miles from the finish.Gavin and Denise Mortlock havetaken up residence in their newlypurchased home. While Denise istaking her jazzercise classes Gavinwill now be able to practicejazzergetics in the garden and house.Top Team competltors Gavln Mortlock, Denlse Mortlock, Tlm Saville andRobyn Andrews. They haven't lost somethlng, its tust that their ankles aretied together.;,r'd lLaurie and Mary Ray's horse \"SoModest\" has been doing exceptional-ly well this season. Out of a total ofseven starts it has had four wins (lastthree in a row), first-3rd and two-4ths. \"So Modest\" also holds thetrack record over 1200 metres atMatamata.By the time this issue goes to printDon Shaw, foreman and his wifeJohn SpurwayRoseleen will have enjoyed a wellearned holiday in Norfolk lsland.John Neale has been blowing hishorn (cornet) quite a lot lately. Beinga prominent member of NewPlymouth's Brass Band he has takenthe opportunity on a number of occa-sions to entertain staff andneighbours in early hours of the mor-nings.Deborah Gyde13

Not allUnion Maritime Services at Dua small repair workshoP'And their work extends tarroutine ship related work like themaintenance of sea freighters.A recent contract took a number of the teamto the Mcskimming plant at Benhar wherethey undertook maintenance and testing of theboiler and boiler tubes. This included remov-ing and subsequently replacing 75.3%\" tubes.Tlie whole job was done well within the sixdays usually required for the job.Perhaps it can be said that our workshopshave contributed in some small way to theNew Zealand life style McSkimming'smanufacture most of the toilet bowls sold inNew Zealand.The front end tubes, wlth Bruce Hlll and BrlanFisher, workshop staff , and Peter Fraser, McSklmm-tedin operatebeyond therepairing andshipprg_Jtm Smith works in temperatureof about 95% expandlng tubes atthe backend of the boller.mtrritims service*Dunedinlngs manager.

Mt MaunganuiTwo weeks before the mastTony Watson, of Mount Maunganui Terminal, reports onhis trip in the \"Spirit of Adventure\" to the South lsland.I joined the \"Spirit of Adventure\"at Lyttelton, officially as navigator,but in reality as jack-of-all-trades. Iwas in charge of a watch of seven ofthe 25 trainees on board and it wasmy job to teach them the rudimentsof seamanship, watch-keeping at seaand in port and the making uP ofweather reports to be transmitted tothe \"met office\" through Wellingtonradio.The trainees who were interestedin radio, I showed what my hamtransceiver (lCOM6204) was capableof. We had contacts with other hamsranging from Japan through New-foundland, Austria to Ecuador.At Timaru we were challenged bYthe local Sea Scouts to a regatta, usingtheir rowing cutters. The locals beatus oars down in spite of mY disguiseas a trainee in sun glasses and swimshorts. However, after unintentionalswims great day was had a bY all.ln Dunedin we took local handicaP-ped children for a bracing sail downihe channel to Port Chalmers underbare poles in a 50 knot southerlY.With ihe wind astern we did not needsail to make eight knots, but we hadto motor back uP to Dunedin.The children thoroughly enjoyedthemselves - the stronger the windthe better they liked it. \"The Spirit\",under the command of CaptainHylton, handled these conditionswith ease.Tony Watson at the helm.\"Spirit of Adventure\" at Akaroa,15

Ode to a courseGiff Hay, a Foreman Stevedore at Lyftelton, attended the ad-vanced foreman's cour$e at the Waterfront Training Organisa'tion in Auckland. At the end of the counse he \"advanced\" thissummary of the week long programme.We gathered here togetherA kind of motley crew,Some came from anywhereThe rest, from TimaruWe heard about the coming shipsConventional, and yetThe one that's got elastic sidesThey haven't built as yetBy coal, or oil, or wind, or oar,How will the vessel speed,On the sea, above, below,They haven't yet agreed.Of aluminium, steel or wood,The one thing you can knowIt will be most difficult to get,Cargo down below.Now F.C.L.'s and L.C.L.'sWe puzzled which would suitA joker in Te PukeWhose got some Kiwi fruit.We like to give him Reefers,But we can't afford the railSo we gave the bloke some stampsAnd he could post it then by mail.Then along came lvan,Who said that it was plainBy the way that we were sittingTo see what was in the brain.I went to cross my armsThen thought that wasn't nice,Wasn't sure about my feetSo I jr\"rst crossed my eyes.Should head be high or on the sideOr should I let if fall,I thought perhaps the best would beTo stand against the wall.This and other problems we unloadedFrom our plateAnd kept on getting others, somesmall,and some quite great.Like if willing a worker fellHead first into a kegOf whisky and it took, some time tofindThe Harbour Reg.Which tells you what to do, and how,And in which blinkin' placeAnd how to get the broadest smileFrom off the beggers face.Or standing in the lower holdSurveying someone's'blue'The class one drums have just comedownAnd the derricks come down too.The derrick load, or drum IMCO,Which number to unravelBut as the derrick's just come donwCan we book the cost to travel.But this is economicsA subject I now findI have to keep with all the rstCirculating in my mind.Now when a vessels' coming inI must forget the roster,To load, discharge, to lease or sinkI won't know till I cost her!We heard of ships that carrY steelOr boxes or with coal onOr ships they load like cattle boatsThrough a door:- The Rock and Rollon,We saw so many wonderous thingsExciting things as well,We sat white faced while things wentbangBut then there was the smell.The fires and acids, photos, slidesyes, wonderous things to us.And then there were the wonderousthingsWe looked at from the bus,We even saw the racing yachts invarieties of size,And a band put on a real good showYanks with slanty eyesBut soon its time for us to goThe course has reached it's endAnd we've appreciated what we'veheardAnd also made some friends,Good Luck to you Jo, Angus andMikeAnd thanks for what you've doneWe hope to see you get again whenAnother course is run.At the course held in May there were no poets of note but here ls arecord of the event. Flve Unlon Marltlme foremen-stevedores attended -Kevln Torblt (Weilington) and Tom Speddlng (Auckland) flrst and secondfrom left and Peter Underwood (Lyttelton) extreme rlght - all ln the backrow. ln the centre front, Derek Brunnlng (Auckland) and John Clark (Well-lngton).

HandleasaIl0ver^, , r r*tre eight-oar rowing skiffleft the port of Tauranga in July onboard \"Union Rotoiti.\"The fragile cargo was marked\"Rowing skiff: no forklift handle asyour lover\". lt was bound forBrisbane Boys' Grammar school.Built by Kiwi lnternational Rowingskiffs Ltd of cambridge, the $7500boat was dismantled into three piecesfor shiprnent. The bow and stern sec-tions were crated together and themain section of the hull was fitted ina crate 11 .8 metres long.A band of waterside workers mar-ched up the giant stern ramp of\"Union Rotoiti,\" hoisting the longcrate into position at the rear of the20,270 tonne roll-on, roll-off shiP.Carefully crated for shlpment, the sklff is pictured on the Mount Maunganui wharfMoney well spentlf a $%m investment is what is re- For a number of years they hadquired to keep a seacargo terminal at been operating with less than thepeak efficiency, then is it money well ideal number of machines and stillspent, judging by the smiles on the maintained the speedy turnround forfaces of Mt Maunganui terminal staff which the port is renowned and onwhen Union Maritime Service's which General Traffic depends.newest forkhoist was delivered tothem in May.The latest addition is a Lees D50,capable of lifting 22.5 tonnes. lt is fur-ther proof of the Company's con-fidence in this New Zealand-manufactured product to meet all thedemands of a busy terminal.Right is Union Maritime ServicesGeneral Manager David Grahamhanding the keys of the new machineto terminal mechanic Tom Callinan.ln the background Terminal ManagerGrant Macvey. Left in Mt MaunganuiSeacargo Terminal, forklift 372 isviewed by Port Manager GraemeBrown with Tom Callinan.il'ltliw,;i*Mil{,h i,ik;[kiiiii i;ld,itffitoi/# i{rJ

On the move. . !25-yearGlubJune 1982-An\"f,o.-Oorman, Nelson, welcomesr\"iin cnri\"tie who joined the Companyon Jrnu 28 as works accountant'Julv 1982--v{'uv\"\" Craddock, who joined theCompany as a junior at WestPort inidi5li\"tlrn\"d tohis home town in Julvon pio*otion to port manager' Way!9Io\"it-t\"u\"t\"l yeais on the purser staff'ili;;; by periods in head office creditlonlioi ind tt\"\"t stores, prior to taking,o f,it new Position, His broad ex-lEri\"n.\" ,na local knowledge will srand[il i; sood stead as Union Maritimedervices; \"keY-man on the coast\"'- -Wavne's successor as purchasing of-ficer in head office is George Brown'i.* tir\" sea staff payroll officer'- NioJoh-n has, in turn, taken over tromGeorge.- n X*ro is the best way to describetfr.'rou'\"t of Lesley McClune. fromUnion fUaritime Services, Wellingtonbranch to head office data processlng;Ina irirrU\"th Swinbourne who madetfre opposite move' Both Lesley andElizabeth are data entry operatols:.Mrs Susan McFetridge joined UntonCompanY in JulY on aPPointm\"nl^tgsvstems develoPment manager,. truraLo\"rtr\"nt. We welcome Susan's ex-p\"I\"r\"\" i\"O skills in the computer field'--Ouring the month a number oftamitiar \"faces were farewelled from'Union ftrrel' lan Derbidge-an9. 9y\"Ciuvton of head office staff; Raj Naidu'i.\"1ti\" n\"gion manager and Bill[/lay ofSyOnev stlff teft to take up other ap-,\"tCraddock and SusanMcFetridgeBill Barker began work with theAuckland Marine Repair Works on JuneO. igSZ and his specialist trade as aoiumber has kept him busy ever slnce'[Lrri\"\" t\" keep in tip top condition.thelarge iumber of our ships which catt atAuckland. * * *A seafaring career was chosen by BillCrii* *h\" ii currently chief steward.ofUnion Lyttelton. Bill's associatlon wltn,n\"-CotnprnY actuallY goes back toig+g *h\"n he was first engaged as acadet steward' ln June 1957 he was ap-otinteO to the permanent staff in the5i\"u.ir. E*pt\"t\" Service and since thatti;; h; has been continuouslY glsagedin \"ornttet. Company ships' His longoeriod in the \"ferries\" was followed byfiir toi \"ppointment, as chief steward'of \"Kokiri\" in October 1964'the Trans Pacific Passenger -Agencylirit\"O as our London travel office wastfr\"n- [no*n' Eleven years later Petersamoled life in Melbourne for two yearsbut returned to his home country tnigio. Hi. ComPanY has since beenr\"-n.r\"O Pacific'and World Travel but'p\"t\"i continres to give it his full atten-iion \"\" number two in command'ln New Zealand, another \"25er\" toioin the Company was a West Coaster''i\"iru a\"v\"\"i uegan work as a junior\"iert in'tfte GreYmouth branch onil;;.i 26, 1957. ln a small branchi-iri\"-OiJ il,st about evervthing during.his first years, but with the decllne oTirtl co\"t tiade our operations there even-irrrr, .\"it\"A and he moved to head of-i[e,'Weffington in April 1972' A vearlatei Hany was appointed assistant per-sonnef manager, the position he con-tinued to hold'' ;UnO\"t WaY\" congratulates theseouarter century veterans and wtshesih\".irrgood tlck and good fortune inthe future' . 'oointments. We thank them for their[ontiiurtion\" to Union Travel over theyears.Auqust 1982- Jran Lambert, travel manager .atHastinos has been appointed seniortravel consultant, Whangarei' . Heir\"n\"i\"tt\"O north towards the end ofAuoust.\"Gt\"f,., Mander has been Promotedto -stevedoring accountant UMS Lyt-i\"tton. ln this fosition he will be respon-.t,G tor. the sPecialised accountingiun\"tion\" in the agency and stevedoringaieis at Lyttelton, Timaru, Westportand Bluff.-\"ih\" oost of accountant, Lynelton willue titLn uP bY Bill Mikkelson whotrin.i\"rt on Piomotion from UnionTravel, Christchurch.On the other side of the world AndYGrinam joined the ComPanY at. Ci..oo* on August 1, 1957 as a shiPJon.ir*tlon asiistant' Eight months[i;; h; left for Australia on the maiden;;;s; of -\"Poolta\" and in JulY 1959i;.;k \"rp the position as repairs assistantii Arir.rana. He later became assistantt*cai--repaits superintendent and in'f-\"Utuurv 1973 wbs promoted to assis-tunt *oit \" the manager. More recently heir;\" carried title of assistant*n\"g\"t, Marine, Auckland MarineRepairs Wo*rks. * *ln London on August 12,1957 Peter.l\"tteiv began worlias a junior clerk inBlll CairnsWayne

RetirementsMr H.L. Wilkinson, mechanic, seacargo Terminal Hobart, July 51982, after 18years.Mr F.G. Akast, labourer, Auckland Marine Repair Works, July 22,1982.Mr R.S, Davies, gearman, Seacargo Teminal Hobart, July 12,1982'Mr A. Bates, assiitant superintendent, Seacargo Terminal Hobart, August 10,1982,after 36 years.Mr J.R.M. Morris, southern region manager, Union Travel Dunedin, August 31 ,1982, after 26 years.Mr W.H. McCool, boilermarker, Auckland Marine Repair Works, September 3,1982, after 22years.Vtr M.f. Finneriy, foreman-stevedore, Union Maritime Services, Bluff, September12, 1982, after 22 years.nlli s.ttt. wheeler,4th engineer sea staff, september 26,1982, after 12 years.The Seacargo terminal at Hobart has lost three of its stalwarts through recentretirements, Sindy Bates first went to sea in 1934, survived sinking a in 1940.andlater escaped from a prisoner of war camp before being repatriated back toAuetralia ii'r tg+t, He joined the Union Company as a foreman-stevedore in 1946and subeequently beCame a wharf supervisor and later assistant terminalsuperintendent. * * *Wilky Wilkinson, atter spending 18 years with the Company !n Hgbgrt is_plann-ing to enjoy his retirement'in Oueensland. Also le*aving the terminal is Bob Davies'Selwyn Wheeler was presented with a silver tray and glasses on behalf of thecrew of \"Marama\" by 2nd engineer Robin Purdey. selwyn was making his lastvoyage in Marama before retiring alter 12 yearsat sea.The climate at Bluff did not deter Martin Finnerty from spending an outdoor lifethere on the waterfro nl. ln 22 years Martin has stevedored just about every type ofship and cargoleading up to the introduction of roll-on roll-off services there recent-ty liy Marami. Martin retired on September 12 but it is our guess that he will notlose'contact with many friends in the shipping industry in Southland and those atsea.John Morris, the travel veteran of Dunedin, retired on August 31 after 26 yearswith the Union Company. However, his association goes back to prior to_thatthrough his earlier service'with John Mill & Co at that time a subsidiary of the Com-pany.-John has spent his career in the passenger and travel -fleld becomingpassenger managei, Dunedin in 1967, travel manager in October 1972 and regionaliravel rianager f-or the Southern Region in June 1975. John and his wife werefarewelled in Dunedin on August 27 by managing director John Keegan.A f a rewellpresentatlon toSelwyn Wheelerfrom Robln PurdeyIJohn MorrlsSandy BatesNZ REPRESENTATIVELewis Khan of the Auckland staff of UMSrepresenting his country for the fourth timevolleyball.ln August he went to Japan with the under-20team to take part in a Pacific tournament.He represented New Zealand in the Australiannational under-2O volleyball titles in April and was inthe senior men's squad against New Caledonia latelast year. Lewis first represented New Zealand in1980 against New Caledonia.ISinLewis Khan19

sv6nsGonseruation wins awardTechnical manager David McPhersonhas won the W.W. Marriner Award forthe best technical paper presented to anlnstitute meeting by member in a 1981'David's paper was delivered to theWellington'branch of the lnstitute ofMarine Engineers last October.David's paper was entitled \"Con-siderations 'relating to re-engining ofgas/turbine vessels in a climate of in-creasing fuel costs\".The award commemorates a marlneengineer who left money in trust for anri.'bet of annual awards under the ad-ministration of the Sydney branch of thelnstitute,It is expected that David's award willbe presented bY the Minister ofTransport Hon. George Gair at the ln-stituie's annual dinner late inSeptember.Technical paper on fuelDavld MacPhersonAshton Gook of tho Departnent of Trade and lndustry, Well'i\"gi;, ; t-een pttilatelist, notes tqt t q Union Gompany's perfinpunclr is wel! known within philatelic circles'Stamp collectors, usually fussy aboutstamps being just so, are showing newinterest in stamps with \"perfins\" and adisplay of such stamps won a silvermedal at the 1982 National Stamp Ex-hibition in Palmerston North.Some of the stamps in that collectionwere used by the Union ComPanY andthe machine that made the holes isdisplayed with other artefacts on thethiid fioor of its Wellington head office.\"Perfins\" are stamps which havebeen perforated with a company's in-itials. These stamps had their heyclay atthe turn of the century before frankingmachines were widelY used\"Their purpose was to Prevent stafffrom using them on private mail, or atworst selling them to others.The Union CompanY's machine wasin use in Dunedin, when the head officewas there, and coPies of Perforatedstamps are known to have been usedthere from 1908 to 1918. When thehead office moved to Wellington in1922lhe punch was apparently transfer-red to Wellington, although no ex-amples of the perfin have been record-ed as used at Wellington' The Post Of-fice authority for it was withdrawn bet-ween 1927 and 1930.ObituariesMr M. Goldsmith: gear store assistant, Mt Maunganui; at Mt Maunganui, July 21,1982.Mr D.P. Parry: superannuitant, formerly Transpacific and lslands Servicesmanager, head office, at Waikanae, July 24, 1982.Vtr b.S. Mclaren: retired chief engineer, sea staff; at Greytown, August 17,19_9?Mr A.D, Ward; clerk, seacargo Terminal, Hobart; at Hobart on August 30, 1982., Captain C.W.i. Dovey; retiret sea staff; at Auckland on September 2,1982.tVti G. Oict<son; superannuitant, formerly Chief Provedore Superintendent, HeadOffice; at Wellington on September 8, 1982.

GVSnftIM arketing TennisCentre pays offAfter initial problems with the GretaPoint tennis centre, broader marketinga approach has paid off for us this year.Negotiations were entered into withthe Wellington Basketball Associationand the result has worked out to besatisfactory for both parties,During winter the courts are usuallyfully committed in advance for approx-imately 75o/o of available time (9.00am-11pm each day) with tennis and basket-ball competitions. We have been suc-cessful in selling a high proportion ofthe remaining 25o/o to tennis permanentand casual bookings.The weekends have a committed oc-cupancy rate of approximately 60% forthe winter months, with tennis andbasketball competitions. Much of the re-maining available time has been sold topermanent and casual tennis bookingsand social club tennis bookings.The tennis competitions this year arerunning smoothly with the BusinessHouse Competitions fielding 64 teams(32 teams last year) and the mid-weekladies consisting of 66 teams (48 teamslast year). Both competitions cater forstrong, average, and social grade tennisplayers, and are proving to be well con-tested and very popular.Union Group has two teams playingin the Business House Competition. TheA team is vying for top spot in thestrong grade, however the B team isstruggling a little in the average gradebut is capable of improving its positionas the competition progresses.This year we have introduced a for-malised permanent booking systemwhich allows tennis players to booktime spots in advance and pay us bymonthly invoice. This has helped con-siderably in filling previously unoc-cupied court time.We are attracting a large number ofbusiness firm social clubs to the centreon Saturday and Sunday nights to runtheir own competitions. The feedbackfrom these firms has been very rewar-ding.A number of tennis coaching schoolshave been held at the Centre in conjunc-tion with the Wellington Lawn TennisAssociation and during the May schoolholidays a well known Australian coach,lan Occleshaw, hosted training a camp-for the leading junior tennis players inthe Wellington region.

by Tony Lestet,Stevedoring SuPervisor, LfieltonMt Lyell mine disastermercy dash to TasmaniaWhile on holiday in Tasrnania at theend oi February, I visited a museum of*ininq at Zeehan on the west coast ofthe isi-and. One section of the museum*\"r a\"rot\"O to Photos of shiPs whichtraded on the Tasmanian west coast atth\" trrn of the centurY, when the greatmininq rush was at its height'thJunion Steam ShiP ComPanY waswell represented in this collection andt*o it\"r\" will be of interest to readers'- On\" exhibit was the storY of theMount LYell Disaster and the Partriiiv\"a by the ComPanY's shiPrLoonganat\" The caPtion reads:iltourur LYELL DISASTERTHE MERCY DASH TOOUEENSTOWNIt was Tuesday, October 15, 1912. Onthe previous Saturday a fire had brokenout in the Mt LYell coPPer mine atOueenstown. There were about 200men underground at the 700ft level'About half oJ them had been brought tothe surface when poisonous fumes andlack of proper equipment made furtherrescue woit Uy local men impossible'Nearly 100 men were still trapped- inwhat had become an underground fur-nace.lf any of the men were to be saved,eouioment and experienced men wouldhave to be brought from Victoria' Dur-ing the SundaY and MondaY fire-fighting equipment and mine rescue ex-p6rts irom Victoria's big mines wererushed to Melbourne. The mercy dashacross the strait was to be made by theturbine shiP \"Loongana\" of the UnionSteam Ship ComPqnY fleet. She wassaid to Ue ine fastest ship in Australianwaters - the \"greYhound\" of the Com-pany's fleet.The Emu BaY RailwaY ComPanY wasto take the rescue equipment and menfrom Burnie to Zeehan. At Zeehan thecarriages would be connected to agoveriment train and taken to Strahan'From Strahan they would be taken overthe Mt LYell ComPanY's line toOueenstown.,\"Loongana\" left Melbourne about 6o'cfoct o\"n the Monday afternoon' Shewas several miles out to sea wnensighted from the wharf. The crewlo6sened the hatches ready to unloadthe lifesaving cargo while the minerescue experts stood on deck, anxiousto disembark. A line was thrown outfrom the shiP and she was tiedalongside at 6a.m' on the TuesdaY'\"Looingana\" had crossed the Strait in 12hours -- a record Yet unbeaten' Thetrain trip from Burnie to Zeehan took alittle more than four hours' Usually thetrip took at least seven''Wherever there were settlementsalong the line small groups of solemnfaced people watched the train go by,they did not wave, theY did not cheer,but they silently prayed that would it bein time. Shortly after 10 o'clock the trainpulled into Zeehan. The Mt Lyell Com-pany director gave the driver, theiireman and the guard each a goldensovereign.The Jtory from then on is well known'The Victorian experts rescued morethan a score of trapped miners, but 46had died.-The other exhibit in the museum ofinterest to us is a Photo of \"KoonYa\"which featured in the June 1981 issueof \"Under WaY\" and just adds a littlemore to the story. The caption reads:,,KOONYA\"U.S.S.'Co. of New ZealandBuitt in t,898 bY GrangemouthDockyard as \"Yukon\". First commer-cial vessel to enter Antarctic waterstowing exploration ship \"Niyrg-d-'.Wrecked at SandY CaPe June 3, 1919,on passage Strahan to Burnie.Editors note: Tony Lester sent two in-teresting photos of these exhibits butunfortunately neither was entirely'suitable for reproduction. lnstead, wepublish 'a photograPh from the Com'pany's own collection.,,Loongana,', \"greyhound\" of the Unlon Steam Steam ShlP Jn'P vomPat'lt rAustrallanships, wnii-ciipletad a merc_y dash from Metbourne to Burnleln record a 12 hours.llnton ComPanY's

SS \"Maheno\" is PossiblY the onlYCompany vessel still able to be seenafter being declared a total 'wreck. ltis certainly the onlY one in thiscategory almost 50 Years after thedisaster.My interest in \"Maheno\" goes backto my very earliest days living on theshores of Otago Harbour where shewas regularly seen at Port Chalmers andoften at the Dunedin wharves.She spent the years of the depressionat the old ComPanY wharf at Port'Maheno' 50 years after disaster ismore than just a memoryArthur R. Crosbie, who wrote this sfory for \"UnderWay\", is secreta ry of the Otago Marltlme Society and ac'tive in malntainlng the Maritime Hall for the OtagoMuseum.Chalmers and was thus a regular item War l, she often recounted the daysof interest among the other Company when was it her responsibility to pro-vessels there. vide the cash for paying off the crewI was perhaps more aware of the and all the other Company vesselsvessel than most. My mother was the returning.Company's cashier at Dunedin, fill- My father spent some years as aing a male vacancy during World senior engineer on \"Maheno\" inhospital ship days, and often te'counted personal experiences as wellas those of others, on board. lt wastherefore a matter of growing uP tosome degree in a \"Maheno\" environ-ment.I well recall one of the incidents myfather spoke of . lt was during asouthern transit of the Suez Canaland \"Maheno's\" starboard ProPellertouched the sand near Suez althoughall appeared to be well at slow speed.When he made his midnight insPec-tion before taking up the water afterleaving Suez. he was appalled to findthe tunnel full of smoke from thestern gland.The chief engineer was advised andhe replied \"Pump more oil into it\"' ltwas a rather rare varietY of sterngland, white metal lined instead ofthe usual lignum vitae and thereforeoil lubricated.This oil improved the situationsomewhat until Colombo was reach-ed where \"Maheno\" laY at the buoYsfor some days. UPon leaving forFreemantle, my father was on engineroom standby when the slow aheadorder was received for that turbine,but it refused to turn. Much discus-sion took place on the issue, he thenreminded the Chief of the warm sterngland bearing. lt was found aftertesting that the shaft had seized.As a result of this \"Maheno\" wadocked and the propellor removed andtaken aboard. The vessel sailed almost'Maheno, full ahead, in her hey-day.Turn to Page 2423

rIT,SHINTSAs shown -White, or with redbinding at the neckand sleeves.$7.00 rr ot$7.50 *otOrders received tillOctober 27,1982No late orders takenA Union Shipping Group Social Club PronotionWITH/WITHOUT RED BANDSPlease allow 3 weeks for deliverY'Maheno'remainsFrom Page 23almost a week late on one engine butcompleted the voYage back to NewZealand and Port Chalmers in amaz-inolv oood time.'(n igg+ the Union comPanY Pro-oosed to recommission \"Maheno\" tobrovide the Wellington-South lslandlonnections for passengers to attendthe Victorian centennial celebrations'Under the commend of CaPtain G.B.Moigan she sailed to Bluff, Hobartand - Melbourne thus reinstating theWellington-South lsland, Melbournepasseriger run. The reporters of thebav rimarked on her new coat ofpaint ,nd glistening brass work.' This wai to be her last commissionfor the ComPanY. When the news of\"Maheno's\" sale to JaPanese in-terests was announced in the localnewspaper mY father's comment wasof sincere regret that such a fine shipwith a fine history should finish thatway, and it would be a good thing ifshe sank on the waY.After representing New Zealand inthe Anzac campaign and sailing intothe beaches of Gallipoli under shellsto pick up New Zealand and Alliedwounded, it just did not seem real'My father was not disaP,Pointe-dwhen, on the night of JulY 9, 1935,\"Maheno\" broke awaY from her tow-ing line during a storm and groundedon- the biggest sand island in theworld, Fraser lsland.My interest was stimulated when,as second engineer of \"Komata\" onthe sugar run, we Passed closeenough io the island to see the ship'Latlr in the comPanY of another\"Rangatira l\" engineer, ..Jq\"kSymon-ds, and our wives, we called atHervey Bay on a Oueensland holidaY,only to find that access to the easternsid6 of Fraser island was extremelydifficult.On the next visit, not long ago, wewere better organised and startedfrom Rainbow Beach. Here we madethe acquaintance of John Horley whowas the owner of a four-wheel drivevehicle business, and had not long ar-rived from Taupo. Being most helpfulhe set us up with one of his vehicles.Our f irst stop was at Eurongvillage, a holiday resort, and with.onelarge anchor as a centrepiece,.therewai no doubt as to its origin\"Maheno's\".Needless to say it was not longbefore we scrambled the five feet orso to the main deck from the portsideof No. 2 hatch, and then Paced thedeck which once echoed to the soundof thousands of feet' The teakcovered decks were in remarkablecondition for the years they've suf-fered sun, sand and sea, and they stillecho to footstep sounds of the manYpeople who visit the old ship daily'She is a haven for fishermen as theYsurf cast from the starboard side pro-menade deck and for the manytourists who arrive bY four-wheeldrive vehicle. Even though she lieswith back broken, foremast droPPedand deck house metal thin or wastedaway, much evidence still remains ofwhere things were. The sea ebbs andflows constantly through the engineroom and over the tangle ofmachinery which collaPsed whenbombs did their work at the afterend. As one looks around what re-mains it is easy to picture the activitythat once was.

Above: The \"Maheno\" lies at rest on Fraser lsland, off the Queensland coast.Below left: The port side promenade deck of the \"Maheno\"Below right: The foredeck7,,^@'Above: The remains of the accommodation area'