WRECK OF THE PERICLES.
FINDING OF. THE COURT. THE CAPTAIN EXONERATED. -lPkess Associatio.n— 'CoryiUGar.J Perth, April 15. The Marine Court of Inquiry into the loss of' 'the- Aberdeen White Star liner PericW resulted in a finding that proper care ami vigilance were exercised til navigating the steamer, and that proper steps '•were taken to verify her position ; that the vessel kept'tlie. course steered by her master which he was', .justified in considering safe and proper,, and that the Pericles struck a submerged uncharted obstruction. Tlie captain of the Government steamer has reported locating tlie wreck of the Pericles 2.6 miles from the shore. The masthead is 18 feet underwater. ■ ■
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Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12770, 16 April 1910, Page 3
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109WRECK OF THE PERICLES. Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12770, 16 April 1910, Page 3
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