Cyclone Giselle hit Wellington
Winds gusting
Entered harbor
Only seeing distance of 800 meters
Radar system no longer workingOff course, in line with Barrett Reef
Lifejackets were put on
Assembly Points
Harbormaster climb aboard
Abandon ship
Confused and frightened
Slid across deck
Four lifeboats
Small rescue boats
Surrounding Wahine
Waves battering ferry
Struggled to keep hold
Captain and deputy
last to leave
rolled completely
51 people died middle-aged or elderly
Drowned thrown against rocks
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