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Compadre (ship)
The ''Compadre'' was an iron barque of 800 tons that was wrecked in the Auckland Islands in 1891.
==The wreck==
The ''Compadre'' sailed from Calcutta for Chile on 22 January 1891 with a cargo of jute bags. On 16 March 1891 it was discovered that the cargo had caught fire. The crew poured water into the hold from 10am to 6pm but the fire could not be extinguished. The Captain decided to make for Bluff as this was the nearest port but when the weather worsened on 18 March 1891 the situation became even more precarious. The heavy weather hindered the men manning the pumps as they were constantly being swept away from them by the sea. The pumps were being worked to extract the water that was constantly being poured into the hold to control the fire. Without constant pumping the hold began to fill with water and the ship began to sink. Land was sighted on the morning of 19 March 1891〔 and the ship was deliberately aimed at the shore. The ship struck the rocks hard. The boats could not be launched because of the foul weather so the crew had climbed onto the jib boom and when the vessel struck the crew jumped for the rocks. Some received injuries but all 17 crew made it to shore. The ship broke up within 10 minutes.
After climbing the cliff to get up onto the island the crew saw a flagpole and headed towards it. Part way through the journey the last man in the party, Peter Nelson, told the man in front that he was going to lie down and sleep. They agreed that Nelson would light a fire so they could locate him the next day. But no fire was sighted and Peter Nelson did not rejoin the group.〔 The crew stopped to overnight at a beach and to gather seafood for a meal. The next day after a fruitless search for Peter Nelson the crew found the castaway depot at Erebus Cove. In the depot was a note informing them that the ''GSS Hinemoa'' had called the month before. The ''GSS Hinemoa'' made regular visits to refresh the depots and to look for shipwreck survivors. This last visit was an attempt to find any survivors of the ''Kakanui''.
The crew split into two with one party remaining with Captain Jones in Erebus Cove and the other party leaving with the mate Mr Bales for Carnley Harbour. The Carnley Harbour group had a hard journey but found the other depot intact. Both parties survived for three and half months until they were both rescued by the arrival of the sealing ship ''Janet Ramsay'' on 30 June 1891.
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