[Interview with Graham Wilson, survivor of the Wahine disaster]

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Year
1968
Reference
35811
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1968
Reference
35811
Media type
Audio
Duration
00:19:20
Credits
RNZ Collection
WILSON, Graham

A survivor of the sinking of the Lyttelton-Wellington ferry on 10 April 1968, Graham Wilson, recounts the events chronologically from the time the ferry was driven onto Barrett Reef until his arrival at home in Wellington. Wilson wrote in a notebook as the disaster unfolded. He gives precise times and descriptions of public address announcements onboard.