THE MATATUA DISASTER
INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS. CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE. Pr*M Association—B7 T«lesi»pjj—Copyrla'Srt LONDON, March 29. (Received March 30, at 5.5 p.m.) At the resumed inquest at Gravesend on the victims of the Matatua disaster the pilot of the American Merchant said he called the captain's attention to the Matatua being on their bow, showing a green light. The Matatua, when she showed her red light, was only 200 yards away. She gave a warning blast, -whereupon he immediately ordered the engines to he stopped, and then put full speed astern. The Coroner said the pilot's evidence did not agree with the evidence of the American Merchant's captain. The pilot replied that the Matatua had not opened her red light soon enough to avoid a collision. The American Merchant did everything possible to avoid a collision. A verdict was returned that the men were accidentally killed in the collision.— Reuter.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19134, 31 March 1924, Page 5
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