BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.
LOSS OP THE BRITISH MONARCH OFFICERS CENSURED. SUSPICION 61F~COLLUSION. [Peess Association— CoPTHiaHT.] London, August 21. _ The judgment of the Board of Tradd inquiry at Cardiff into the loss of the steamer British Standard on her maiden voyage to Brazil, declared that tho influx of water was due. to human agency, and censured the master and chief engineer for gross negligence. It added that there was some evidence of collusion between the managing owner and the master; .. The latter' s certificate was suspended for 18 months,- and h© was mulcted in 100 guineas towards the cost of the inquiry. The chief engineer was suspended for 12 months, and mulcted in 50 guineas.
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Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12878, 23 August 1910, Page 2
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115BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12878, 23 August 1910, Page 2
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