NAUTICAL MISHAPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15646, 27 June 1914, Page 10

NAUTICAL MISHAPS.

THE HARBOUR COLLISION. JOSEPH CRAIG ACCIDENT. INQUIRIES TO BE HELD. j The damage don? to the scow FabikJ by | the collision with the Northern Company's steamer Clansman to the harbour <m Wednesday morning was inspected by ;tf» Collector of Customs (Mr. .7. P. Ridings) yesterday afternoon. The scow was lifted from the bottom of the barbour (m Thursday, and now tie* on the beach at Stanley Bay. Besides the Collector of Customs, there were present at the inspection Mr. Selwyn Mays (for the Marino VeptfmiA), Mr. J. 0. Martin (tor CaptsS'j. McLeod, of the Clansman, and the Northern Steamship Com pany), Mr. -M. 0. McGregor (for Captain Cbrntensca slid Messrs, McCallam, Owner* oi the Pahikj), Captain Fleming (Superintendent of Mercantile Marine), Captain Renaut (surveyor of ships), Captain Hammond (assistant manager of the j Northern Steamship Company}, and Captain' Chrißtenwn, of the Pahiki. The iatpeeftoa wig made for the purpose of gaining some Idea as to how the collision occurred,. \ 'Wum the. collision took place the stow i

[sank, so rapidly that the crew had no j time -to collect tbelr property. Yesterday, however, Captain Cbristensen made ft.' search %f his cabin for bis effects, and recovered in* mm of £2 Us 7d in gold, [silver, and copper from the pockets of 1 Ida trousers. ! His .monetary low was | greater thin this amount, however, for I three ill notes, which were to ..tho cabin j When the scow went down, tto'jfo foancl. The greater part of the belongings of iho captain and his crew I were ruined or lost. . Whether the scow lean bo repaired . for service again has .'not yet'tweri determined. * j A Magisterial toipijry into the cause lof $L mishap will be held before Mr. C. C, Kettle, 8.31., at tbs Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, at 2.15 p.m. It was intended to hare held a preliminary inquiry yesterday afternoon into the cirenmstances of the accident to the barque Joseph Craig, which struck On Rough Bock/ to Rangitoto Channel, on Sunday morning, bat finally it was decided that it was not necessary to do so, and an investigation will be held at the Magis-, trates Court at 10 am. on Wednesday. The assessors have not yet been appointed, bat these deputed to act will sit with lit. Kettle to both cases. The .barque Joseph Craig was floated tote* Calliope Dock yesterday morning to order that an examination might be made of her bull' Tho vessel was thoroughly etaminel, by Capt. C. C. Plunkett, Lloyd's surveyor at Auckland, and by Mr. 8. Dalirmple. Government surveyor. It was found that the vessel bad escaped serious damage. One of the plates to the 'fore-peak on the port bow near the keel was dented and fractured, the plate beinz split.'- This was unite sufficient to admit the water t Which flooded the fore-peak and put the ve«el d"wn bv the Mad after she bad floated off the reek. Therest of tho miWh bnll was fawH to be in a vert sound cond'tion. The damaged plate will be replaced] by a new one.