STRANDING OF THE FIONA
, HOW IT OCCURRED. - . Press. Association. ‘ - AUCKLAND, Ootobcr .il. Fiji papers record a magisterial inquiry regarding ' the stranding of the steamer Fiona on the Nartata Reef, 30 miles north-of Navua Passage, in the Zasawa Group, while proceeding from Lantoka to Labasa. The Fiona got off the reef two hours later, having jettisoned 900. tons of molasses. The' court found ■ that the Fiona grounded on an uncharted patch; that an alteration of the vessel’s course by the third officer (Paul Caesar) did not contribute to the grounding, but tho third officer was deserving of censure for not informing tho master of the alteration ho had made in the course; that Captain Barnes handled the vessel in a most seamanlike manner, and in no wav contributed to the accident. It transpired that tho Fiona was in tho habit of taking eighty labourers from Suva, and tho court expressed the opinion that better life-saving provision was desirable when such a large number of adults was carried.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9172, 12 October 1915, Page 6
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