My Recount
Do you now what the wahine disaster is about ? Well that's what I am going to share with you now it has been my recount and I know term 1 is over but but I still have't showed what I did so sit back and read away PS: I hope you like it and had a great holiday.
The Wahine Story
“Robertson Gordon”!!! I repeat “Robertson Gordon”!!! ‘The seas are getting really rough out there’, said the harbour master, you should either turn back or risk it and push on to Wellington”. It was the 10th of April 1968 and the ferry was travelling from Christchurch to Wellington their were two storms raging and they were going to meet. One storm was coming from the North and one from the South Island. Robertson Gordon ( Captain/me ) said “thanks but we will risk it.” I knew I should had pulled the boat around but I chose not to.
Getting to Wellington that was my plan and the ferry engine started and the people were so excited that's why I didn’t want to turn around. As we went past Kaikoura the waves started to get bigger and bigger. The storm got worse when we came around to Cook Strait and then our radar system stopped working. The winds were 160 km per hour and a big wave pushed the Wahine off course and into the Barrett Reef. By that time we were stuck in the middle of the two storms “Yes they combined into one”.
I tried my hardest to turn it around but I couldn't and then everyone started pushing and shoving to get the lifejackets. The Wahine was slowly move towards the rock and I knew if we hit the rocks we wouldn’t get out of that. I dropped the anchor at about 11am, the tugboat tried to get the Wahine out of there but they couldn’t make it out to us.
1:15pm the ferry was on such a lean. I had to make the big decision to abandon ship. Some people jumped some got into lifeboats. 2:30 the ferry rolled on it’s side some survivors had reached the shore, some floated to Eastbourne Rescue teams who were delayed by road blocks. 123 crew and 610 passengers all up. 733 people on board now down to 682. That's right 51 people lost their lives and it was all because of me.
2:30 the ferry rolled on it’s side some survivors had reached the shore
After that it was 51 funerals for 51 people that lost their lives in the Wahine. The saddest part was that most of them were kids and elderly people because lots of the kids didn’t know how to swim and most elderly people struggled to bear with the cold.
10 weeks later a trial was held for me after the sinking of the Wahine. The main cause of the sinking was that the ship went off course. Another 5 years later Robertson Gordon died in pace.
That is the end of my story I really hoped you liked it Do you have some family that was on the Wahine? Please write in the comments below. Have a good term 2
The Wahine Story
“Robertson Gordon”!!! I repeat “Robertson Gordon”!!! ‘The seas are getting really rough out there’, said the harbour master, you should either turn back or risk it and push on to Wellington”. It was the 10th of April 1968 and the ferry was travelling from Christchurch to Wellington their were two storms raging and they were going to meet. One storm was coming from the North and one from the South Island. Robertson Gordon ( Captain/me ) said “thanks but we will risk it.” I knew I should had pulled the boat around but I chose not to.
Getting to Wellington that was my plan and the ferry engine started and the people were so excited that's why I didn’t want to turn around. As we went past Kaikoura the waves started to get bigger and bigger. The storm got worse when we came around to Cook Strait and then our radar system stopped working. The winds were 160 km per hour and a big wave pushed the Wahine off course and into the Barrett Reef. By that time we were stuck in the middle of the two storms “Yes they combined into one”.
I tried my hardest to turn it around but I couldn't and then everyone started pushing and shoving to get the lifejackets. The Wahine was slowly move towards the rock and I knew if we hit the rocks we wouldn’t get out of that. I dropped the anchor at about 11am, the tugboat tried to get the Wahine out of there but they couldn’t make it out to us.
1:15pm the ferry was on such a lean. I had to make the big decision to abandon ship. Some people jumped some got into lifeboats. 2:30 the ferry rolled on it’s side some survivors had reached the shore, some floated to Eastbourne Rescue teams who were delayed by road blocks. 123 crew and 610 passengers all up. 733 people on board now down to 682. That's right 51 people lost their lives and it was all because of me.
2:30 the ferry rolled on it’s side some survivors had reached the shore
After that it was 51 funerals for 51 people that lost their lives in the Wahine. The saddest part was that most of them were kids and elderly people because lots of the kids didn’t know how to swim and most elderly people struggled to bear with the cold.
10 weeks later a trial was held for me after the sinking of the Wahine. The main cause of the sinking was that the ship went off course. Another 5 years later Robertson Gordon died in pace.
That is the end of my story I really hoped you liked it Do you have some family that was on the Wahine? Please write in the comments below. Have a good term 2
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