MARINE MISHAPS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 276, 14 August 1908, Page 7

MARINE MISHAPS.

THE MAREEBA. < (D 7 TEIEOIUriI—rRESS ASSOCIATION —COPT P. I OCT.] (Rec. August 13, 9.50 p.m.) j Sydnay, August 13. The court of inquiry into tho wreck of tho A.U.S.N. Company's steamo? Mareeba,' 1747 tons gross—which went ashore on the Stockton beach and was subsequently reported to be breaking up —found that the master, Captain Murchio, failed to exercise doe precautions for the . safety, of the • vessel, and that tho second. officer, Mills, who iwas in cliargo of tho bridge'' at tho time jof tho stranding, was guilty of oareless and reckless navigation. I Both of them will be called* on td-morrow to show' cause why their certificates should not be dealt witty. ' j

Tho steamer grounded at 4 a.m. in thick, dirty weather, and the crew all landed safely. It seoms that at the time of the mishap tho steamer was lying off Pqrt Hunter, waiting for daylight in order to make tho harbour.' 'l'he officers were roticent wlion seen, after' the wreck. The men theorised that a strong! current which had set in 1 tho southerly wfcathor had thrown tho steamer off hor courso. The steamer was valued at ,£20,000, and tho cargo at a ton. Tlio" creV'had a trying timo' before landing. ■ ' : I THIT DRIFTING HAWEA; (Rec. August 13, 0.50.p.ra.) Sydney,' August 13:

; The steamer Tofiia, which has arrived from Fiji, saw no sign of the Union Company's disabled steamer Hawea. ' Sho kept northward of tho Hawea's supposed course. , The Koromiko,, which hhs sailed from Newcastle, 'rill deviate in her course to search for tho Hawea. 1 !; STEAMER SUNK BY A BARQUE. London, August 12'. The steel screw steamer Kirkwall, 2582 tons gross, built in 1891,' collided with the four-masted iron barque Tasmania, 2238 tons; built in 1886. The steamer sank, but the crew were saved. Tho Tasmania returned to Gravesend for repairs. TOTALLY WRECKED. London, August 12. Tho iron four-masted v ship Pnlgrave, 3187 tons, built in 1884, bound from Newcastle, was totally wrecked off the coast of Chile. It is believed that tho crew was saved.