COLLISIONS.
TWO CASES OFF SYDNEY HEADS. COURT FINDINGS. (BY TELEGEAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) Sydney, September 19. As a result of tho recent collision between tho steamer Colac and tho collier Parcora, both of which wero badly damaged, the Court has suspended tho certificates of Captain Joliffe, master of the Colac, and Captain Downie, master of the Pareora, for sis months. . Li the .case of tho collision between tho j . steamer Suva and tho tug Hero, in .which • both vessels suffered severely, tho Court ' found that it had been caused by,tho master of the Hero (Captain Bjorkman) going below without having a proper look-out, and by Mr. Murphy, second mate of tho Suva, improperly porting tho helm. The Court called upon both to show cause why their certificates should not be dealt with.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 307, 21 September 1908, Page 7
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130COLLISIONS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 307, 21 September 1908, Page 7
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