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A storm warning had been issued but in those days the normal practice was for the ferries to sail no matter what the weather. The subsequent storm was one of the most severe Wellington had ever ...
For Mike Terry, fishing isn't just a job - it's a way of life, passed down through generations. Mike has spent more than 60 years on the water. From ...
Hi, I`m Lowell, a 69-year-old rookie sailor and a never-too-later! I had an aspiration to sail across an ocean solo before I die. I am a Canadian living in Japan, and in 2019, I purchased Wahine ...
The annual Folly Beach Wahine Classic is an all-girls surfing competition. Learn about local surfers and organizers who make this event a success.
It was on April 10th 1968, as Cyclone Giselle was bearing down on Wellington, that the Interisland ferry Wahine ran aground on Barrett Reef. A total of 52 passengers died, while rescuers - both ...
This week marks 57 years since a tragic maritime disaster off Wellington's coast. 53 lives were lost on the 10th of April, 1968, when the Wahine struck Barrett Reef and sunk off Steeple Rock - it was ...
Wahine ferry lies on its side in Wellington Harbour. Salvage operations on the ferry in April 1968. Police divers inspect the stricken New Zealand ferry Wahine after the 1968 disaster.
New Zealand ferry, Wahine, met its fate in clash of storms WHEN a tropical cyclone collided with a storm from the Antarctica in New Zealand in 1968 it resulted in a terrible maritime tragedy.
The top-seeded University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team begins its postseason run in the Big West Championship semifinals on Friday, March 14, at Lee’s Family Forum. The Rainbow Wahine ...
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Cha’lei Reid, an early enrollee from Kahuku, took a swing against Arizona State during Monday’s spring exhibition match at the ...
With just one year and five days separating them, sisters Lily Wahinekapu and Jovi Lefotu have shared a court their entire lives.
The Rainbow Wahine fell to UC Santa Barbara in their first game of 2025. Hawaii drops to 0-2 in conference play of the season. UH trailed 18-13 after the 1st quarter after allowing 13 total rebound… ...