Pipiriki information.
New Zealand Shipping Company "Pipiriki", joined late 1970, final voyage, loaded 2nd hand cars Royal Albert Dock, then loaded oranges at Kingston, Jamaica, arrived Wellington NZ 1800 hrs Christmas Eve after giving her everything she had, maintained 15 kts across the pacific, passing through the after math of a huge storm, just huge residual swells and no wind she popped a hull seam, which required building a timber coffer dam and filling with concrete to stem the leak, removed the copper degaussing gear during the voyage where we could and in some cases removing refrigeration insulation to get at it, this was sold in Wellington for 22 cents a pound. Self discharged her cargo with ships gear as no waterside labour available. Departed Dunedin later January 1971 for Kaohsiung Taiwan for scrapping. Plus on January 6th in Wellington became engaged to my girlfriend of 3 years and married in July 1971 when I settle permanently in New Zealand.