COLLISION AT SEA
Both Masters Blamed By Court Of Inquiry SINKING OF TRAWLER By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invercargill, December 17. The findings of the Court of Inquiry into the sinking of the trawler Black Cat have been released. They were that the master pf the Black Cat was guilty of negligence in not keeping a proper look-out and in failing to give way as required by the regulations, and that the master of the Rita was guilty of an error of judgment in that he did not appreciate sooner the possible danger of a collision and reduce his speed, more particularly as other vessels were in close proximity at the time and he was steaming toward them. The degree of culpability of each master was: Black Cat, two-thirds; Rita, one-third. The Black Cat sank following a collision with the Rita in Foveaux Strait on August 11. The Court of Inquiry consisted of Mr. W. H. Freeman, S.M., with Captains J. S. McKenzie and H. J. Trevor as nautical assessors.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 72, 18 December 1937, Page 10
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168COLLISION AT SEA Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 72, 18 December 1937, Page 10
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