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Lifeboat from Wahine landing on Seatoun beach
A lifeboat from the Wahine lands passengers and crew on Seatoun Beach, Wellington, after the ship foundered on 10 April 1968.
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference: Dominion Post Collection, EP/1968/1576-F
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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