MARINE DISASTERS. COLLISION AT GRAVESEND.
THE MORAYSHiRE DAMAGED. By Telegraph.— PreEs Association.— Copyiight. (Received February 1, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, 31st January. The collier Axwell, 1442 tons, collided with the steamer Morayshire at Gravesend. The tetter's bows were damaged. [The Morayshire had just arrived from Australian ports. She left Sydney on 7th December.] WRECK OF THE AOTEA. ENQUIRY OPENED. LIGHTS OBSCURED BY FOG. (Received February 1, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, 31st January. Reuter's Capetown correspondent reports that the enquiry into the wreck of the Aotea has opened. Evidence showed a haze along the shore line, obscuring liglits at the time of the accident. LOSS OF THE WARATAH. COUNSEL'S CONTENTIONS. (Received February 1, 10 t 25 a.m.) LONDON, 31st. January. At the Waratah enquiry, counsel for the relatives of the lost passengers contended that Messrs. Lunds' letters to the builders were the outcome of a serious discussion between Mr. Lund and Captain Ilbery relative to the vessel's stability. Counsel for the builders claimed that the experts' evidence proved the stability of the vessel, and that the builders were not responsible for any deviations in the plans made by the owners.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 26, 1 February 1911, Page 7
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