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History of The Wahine Disaster - TEV Wahine

Its facilities had been modernised during the late 1950s at a cost of £4 million, a very ... Hydraulic rams positioned on the floor of the building berth are activated by ... and also take the crushing load as the stern lifts on becoming water-borne. ... for this maiden commercial voyage along with 457 other passengers, 45 cars, ...