MARINE INQUIRY.
THE LOSS OF THE LIZZIE BELL. CAPTAIN REES BLAMED. PRESS ASSOCIATION. NEW PLYMOUTH. August 5. The Court of.lnquiry gave its finding this morning on the wreck of the harqui Lizzie Bell. The judgment was very exhaustive and lengthy. It iound that the course as stated by tho captain was not steered, and that the loss of the barque was occasioned by negligent navigation. Captain Rees’s certificate was suspended for twelve months, and he was or. dered to pay £25 towards the cost of tho inquiry. Captain Grant, of the steamer Takapuna, was fined £5 for failing to appear on subpoena.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4427, 6 August 1901, Page 5
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102MARINE INQUIRY. New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4427, 6 August 1901, Page 5
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