THE BEGA MYSTERY.
MOKE THEORY. " TENDER" AND ALSO " CRANKY." OT TELKGr.APn —PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPIBIGIIJi (Roc. May 13, .0.35 a.m.) ; Sydney, Slay 12. At the inquiry concerning tho foundering of ~the Illawarra Company's steamer Bega oft the South Coast, on April 5, Mr. Recks, a naval architect, gave evidence that he had formed the opinion that the vessel, being a " tender" ship, was loaded in a manner which made her "cranky." When she listed 6he took ill a quantity ■of • ■ water through tho port-holes, which made her more unstable.' :
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 196, 13 May 1908, Page 7
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88THE BEGA MYSTERY. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 196, 13 May 1908, Page 7
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