Abel Tasman Shipwreck , Cobden .1936.

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DescriptionAbel Tasman Shipwreck , Cobden .1936.Date of Photo1936Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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LinkFacebookCommentsMary Reynolds Maybe the Kaponga. My father was shipwrecked on the Kaponga on the Grey bar
Heather Newby Abel Tasman, July 18 1936. Broke free from her moorings at the Greymouth wharf due to a flooded Grey river, eventually ending up on the North side of the North tiphead (Cobden tiphead). She became a total loss.
Warner Nut Curry Heather Newby Jeepers Heather
Heather Newby Warner Nut Curry i know.. she didnt stand a chance
George Gardner The Kaponga was wrecked on that little beach just on the left of the Cobden Tip in the top picture.
Warner Nut Curry Heather Newby so sad too see Heather, i have only been across the Grey bar a couple of times same on the Buller, fished on Russian trawlers for 17 years out of Lyttleton, Dunedin and Nelson, have great admiration for everyone who worked on vessels going over the bars
Stephen Harris The top two photos are taken on the same day from the aircraft there is no 3 year break between them
Ian Murch Iremember this when it happend.The Grey river was in flood .I was only 6 years old but old enough to remember.The beach was covered in timber

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