THE CLAN RANALD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 5

THE CLAN RANALD.

MARINE INQUIRY.

MATE' 3 EVIDENCE A 8 TO THE LIST. CAPTAIN'S (p 7 TEL^GKirp—PEESS. ipsofiAifpN—corvßianT,) £delpjd<;, Fpbrupry 4. : A Marine Board ■of Inquiry touching tlio wreck of the Clan Eanald commcnccd its investigations. ; ■ ■ . "■■ " '■ •"■ -Mr. Rose, chief .officerj lianded ; in a report' tb "the effect that- the vessel suddenly, listed: to about 45 degrees; and became unnavigable.*' Sli£> : was' to 'drift inshore to with'in. a . mil 6 of land, when thiß : starboard anchor was' let.gojh.l3 fathoms; "Eventually Xo. .5 hatch iWas .started.', and-'w,as.- adrift., y The, ' Vfissel; set brpadside. ,aiid ,sanlt i stern , first. . He ".says ho has no idea what causeil .tlio''ship to.'list over ■ founder 1 . "V a-' ■•'■" V-. ;: .' ./ : .- : V-' >- 1 , Examined by' the president,, the witness, said; :the"shipVwas.bn'h6r'bottoni 011 the day before' leaving port; ' -She' 'hiiti i list' of three 'or ; four degrees to .starboard !; ithe'piloji left the ba'ptain aisJiM;wit-. ness to look after,the*navigation, :fls-lie,was-not' well. ; ; ;' t Pressed'on this.point, ; witness. thought .the. captain had :.was no indication:that .the.vesseUstrupk .-any-, ; thing.-; - He, - with 1 ' the: second: lascar, ,tried to .olear a boat in- which - the jCaptaifl.' "h.ad- ieen placed, but it fouled tbo . rigging,' -and . .they, had to . abandon;." t£.e - :at-, tsmpt. ; ■ The^"'vessel-', had -not. collapsible boats' 'qr.' rafts.; .behaviour obtained, :among/ the officers an'd creiv: ' Tho President": What was the captain doing? ''. V'--"-':.■/!■:'' ' WitnessWe found him lyihgAbi the'floer-: of h& cabin : .in' a dazed conditioii:'. 'Evidently: ; the/sudden list ' had ' jerligdliim .outy; pf,-'his; bunk. ' He was sensible, but seemed fright-' fully .weak- ;W? ,b^lped, jjiia'; to 'ithivdg?]};' and-,pjit, him inside. the tnoat,.('aibreasj;'^of,'ss:■ cabin. He was• too weak'.to take:command.'; .''Withess, continuing,', sajd .'he : believed / the; ihefeolf cpwflg AH the;-boats; were, free . wheh'lthe :-st)ffatrier, : ! saijk; : He;could only account for^the,accident' by:- tho vessel, being ; 'seaway' through'.'carrying'7P tons.of coal, on" her turret deck. : -' :;v:v;; ' inquiry .'was ■ adjourned.;,:; 'i'v.diw?~. : iiasr been dispatched to examine.ihe. hull''of'.the: sunken steamer. -^v-