OVERSEA SHIPPING

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11612, 20 April 1912, Page 4

OVERSEA SHIPPING

hJBt EbEcrmo Telegraph—Coptmoht.] V'. U'er Press Association.) \ SELLING ORIENT LINERS./ ~" > London, April 19. . * The Orient Company has sold the . steamers Orient and Ormuz to a foreign '*' bujer. /,v< STRANDING OF THE HIMITANGI. Wellington, April 19. . The magisterial inquiry into the stranding of the. steamer Himitangi at Chatham Klaad on February 11 opened i)H,o'-d-a\ Captain Cowan, master of the .vessel, g.we evidence that the night before the \ essel went ashore at \V ai T '"tangi an anchor watch was set. Early --ilext mormng he felt the ship, roll and . took steps to prevent her going on the " beach, out was unsuccessful. She bottom, and her engines .were , not much use then. The watch was kept h\ a fireman. He did not think - Itrjvould be better, to have an A.B. on watd. Ihe vessel was on the beacli altogether for about seven weeks. H<? J JHflde man\ attempts to get her off and e\entu.ilb '■he was refloated. A cable gave lwn owing to the pm of the shackle breaking: it was an-old shackle,but looked ilright. Thomas. Sawyers, second mate, said the vesel lost three anchors': a month of iftfo before The cable had parted • a

- of times. Government surveyor it as his opinion that the occurred because, there was not •?lufjßcient cable out. . .. . :... - : *'?TJie statement was made by counsel ■ K the directors of the '' -^iauds: Fishing Company still retained; " ' "confidence in Captain Cowan. *