LOSS OF THE OCEANA
LONDON, May 1. At the inquiry concerning the loss of the Oceana the passengers gave evidence regarding the Lascar panic. The Lascars, they said, tried to get the boats. The witnesses also complained of lack of control over the passengers, the insufficiency of skilled boatmen, and the leakiness of the boats. Miss Ellen stated that a steward had to drive away the Lascars, who were looking for lifebelts, while she was putting hers on. May 3. At the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the Oceana and the Pisagua the officers of the latter declared that the Oceana was not steering on the ordinary course, and Mr Justice Evans, in his judgment, accepted the Pisagua's story implicitly. The court found that the Oceana was alone blameworthy.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3034, 8 May 1912, Page 26
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132LOSS OF THE OCEANA Otago Witness, Issue 3034, 8 May 1912, Page 26
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