Four whalers reported drowned off Mana
A shipping and imports column reported that a whaleboat overturned while pursuing a whale off Mana and four Europeans drowned. The same notice said the Ariel, Hope and Nimrod were at Kāpiti and expected at Port Nicholson, and reported the wreck of the John Dunscombe had been purchased by Captain Clayton. The report was printed in June, but the precise date of the drowning is not established by this item.
Whalers lost in Cook Strait
A report of four whalers drowned off Mana belongs to a wider history of occupational danger: launching through surf, towing large whales and crossing exposed channels in small boats.
Keep incidents distinct
The June 1840 drowning at Korohiwa and other Mana-area reports may refer to different incidents. The historical record must preserve their separate dates and wording.
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