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For two days salvage work was a centre of interest for passers-by. At first only the top of the crane was to be seen. Later (left) wire ropes brought the hull up till it broke surface. That night the engine and crane were hauled off in a damaged condition.

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Next move was to raise one end of the pontoon So that wire cables could be edged underneath it. when all was ready (below), the cranes on the dredge and three winches on the wharf gave a mighty heave, and up she came.
With one or two holes stopped up the pontoon was soon pumped out and taken away to the slip for inspection. There it was found she had survived the ordeal remarkably well.

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At one stage during the salvaging of the pontoon, a diver had to go down and fix ropes to bollards on the pontoon deck. The tension always associated with such an operation, however shallow the water may be, is shown in the picture above as bystanders stare fixedly at the spot where the diver has disappeared into the depths of the harbour, while behind them men work the vital air pump.

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Underwater work was carried out by the Board's engineer, Mr Thompson, shown here entering water.

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Gisborne's thriving fishing fleet mirrored in the sheltered water of the Kaiti basin.