TREVESSA'S LIFEBOATS
SAID BY FIREMAN TO BE ROTTEN.
(UNITED TRISS ASSOCIATION.—rCOPTRIGBr.)
(AISIEAUAN-SEW 7BAIAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 22nd November. Charles Bainbridge, a fireman who joined the Trevessa in South Australia, gave evidence at the inquiry that the ship's lifebelts were practically rotten, and ought to have been condemned. When , the belts got' wet the cork expanded, and the belts burst open, and they threw them overboard. He believed they had not a . belt' left when they reached Mauritius. If the captain said that "only goqd;-strong' lifebelts were given out, .witness would have to contradict the statement. -
Witness said there was great difficulty in getting the coloured men into .the boats. One of the coloured men murderously assaulted him in the stokehold between Fremantle and Durban.
Witness did not desire to complain against any of the officers or men. He had never in his life served under such a gallant captain.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 7
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149TREVESSA'S LIFEBOATS Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 7
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