A FATAL MISTAKE.
SUBMARINE DISASTER.
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT ORDER.
Renter. LONDON. Aug. !iO. At the inquest on victims of the disaster to submarine H 29 two officers gave evidence. They stated that an order was given to take in water to trim the vessel. The chief stoker misinterpreted this order and flooded the tanks. I The jury found that the men died of suffocation due to the foundering of the ship, which was the result of a misconception of an order. The coroner said it was impossible to blame anyone for the mistake.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19413, 23 August 1926, Page 9
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92A FATAL MISTAKE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19413, 23 August 1926, Page 9
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