CAPSIZE OF WHALEBOAT
LIFE-SAVING GEAR CRITICISED (Per UNITED Press Association) WELLINGTON, Feb. 23. Dissatisfaction with the lifebelts provided in , the R.N.V.R. whaleboat was expressed by Lieutenant P-hibbs at the inquest into the death of Wood Jarvis, aged 17, who was drowned on November 7. It was stated, that the type of life-saving gear provided was very unpopular with members as it was liable to be caught in the ropes and the ship’s gear in the event of a capsize. Evidence was given that this happened in this case. The coroner (Mr E. Gilbertson) found that the deceased, a member of the crew, was . accidentally drowned on November 7 by the capsize of a naval whaleboat in Wellington harbour. Jarvis was an apprentice at the Hutt railway workshops. The boat went to Somes Island under Lieutenant Phibbs and capsized in rough weather on the way back. The deceased’s lifebelt caught in the rigging and he was held under water for some time. He was brought to the surface in a very weak condition and was supported, but later disappeared and was not seen again. The rest of the crew had a very trying experience in a heavy sea, clinging to the boat for two hours and a-half before being rescued by a launch.
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Evening Star, Issue 22891, 24 February 1938, Page 9
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212CAPSIZE OF WHALEBOAT Evening Star, Issue 22891, 24 February 1938, Page 9
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