THE STRANDED INVERAN.
Per Press Association. Wellington, May 7. As a result of the inquiry into the stranding of the steamer ln\eran, the Court held that the master of the ship was guilty of an error Of judgment in not paying out more cable; that tho third officer was negligent in not looking after the safety of the ship, especially as he was well acquainted witli Wellington harbour, and that he ought to have played out more chain on both anchors; that the chief officer having com© on deck, and having taking charge of paying out of the chain, ought to have given the ship more cable, and ought not to have left the deck before taking steps to ascertain whether or not the ship had moved her position. The Court ordered that the certificate of the third officer be suspended for one month. Counsel for Captain Marshall pointed out that, there was no warning in the New Zealand pilot about Wellington harbour. The President replied that the Court had not lost sight of that fact. Had there been a warning the Court might have dealt otherwise.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 106, 8 May 1907, Page 3
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187THE STRANDED INVERAN. Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 106, 8 May 1907, Page 3
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