THE WRECK OF THE DELMIRA.
Judgment of the Court,
Mr Greenfield, S.M., yesterday gave the judgment of the Court, which was concurred in by the assessors, in regard to the wreck of the Delmira. .The,decision was to the effect that the wreck appeared to have been caused by insufficient allowance for the current when crossing the entrance to Cook Strait. In crossing the entrance. Captain Hutoheson, considering his position at 12 o'clock, did not make sufficient allowance (especially in thick weather) tor tholnSofDf 1 the 1 current, to'whioh error of judgment the Court attributed the cause of the wrook, It appeared that about 8.30 p.m. the captain became anxious about his position, properly altered. his course, and did all he could to save his vessel, and probably would have saved her had the wind not failed. Taking this into consideration, and also the fact that ho made 'some allowance for the inset of‘the/ current, the'Court tetoriibd the oeftlfjeato, and made no order fot
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New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3004, 16 December 1896, Page 2
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163THE WRECK OF THE DELMIRA. New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3004, 16 December 1896, Page 2
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