MARINE ENQUIRY.
STRIKING OF THE S.S. /IVAIHLu 1 The.'Nautical Coiirfc__ -whicU'. irtyuiretT^into: tho striking of ' the steamer, Walim oii-'lfarori Rock delivered its .decision. 110011. Tlio Court considered Itflat 5 the iuas--tcr, William John. Carey; tijr'Wriie for the - accident, as when, li'p'lbrt 't-lid = fridge iii charge of tho ' mate at i^idiffiht, Jlfc was justified in doing so, 1 the fine at the, time.'The, Court,'alsp'^Mideftuthat the mate'. committed .an error' HT 1 jiidgijient in not callingthe, master \vlieis"as;ji'e says, tho' weather got so libt see further than oneY mile. ' Ift^ijid"opinion of the. Court the mate 'could' h<?£'liavo bfeeii keeping a proper look-out if. tlip \Mtlienvas so, clear as ,he stated, as. not; 48 a ;ilcccssitato .his calling tho master.' 'If the' s weather was so\thick that ho could not seo tRe land after having steamed such dist-anco knew the' iWailii must have; done, ;'noF"seeiii'g anything, his duty was!tocall the'mast'er.'The Court did not consider that tlieSniite's; bertificato' should be interfered witl'ff'but at the same time ho would bo ordcrcd'' : lo paY tho costs of tho inquiry; £10 13s. ? ■
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 4
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175MARINE ENQUIRY. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 4
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