THE SINKING OF THE SS PENGUIN
FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY 1909
AFTER STRIKING THOMS ROCK, COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND

The SS Penguin was a steamer owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Company and ran a regular schedule between Nelson, Picton and Wellington. On Friday 12 February 1909, at around 10pm, the Penguin struck Thoms Rock in the Cook Strait during a heavy gale. Cook Strait has a reputation as one of the wildest stretches of water in the world with 22 known wrecks in area between Cape Terawhiti and Sinclair Head alone. Of the 102 people onboard, only 30 survived the wreck. For further information I recommend "The Wreck of The Penguin by Bruce E Collins (Steel Roberts, Wellington 2000)". Also see SS Penguin - Linked.

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