COLLIER SINKS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 386, 18 March 1937, Page 5

COLLIER SINKS.

Crew Members Safe. Press Association—-Copyright. Received 1.30 p.m. Sydney, To-day. A small wooden collier, the Hall Caine, of 213 tons, capsized and sank yesterday evening off Broken Bay while being towed by the steamer Idant. All the members of the crew were saved. The Idant saw the Hall Caine flying distress signals and took her in tow after transferring six members of three on board. The Hall Caine was in a sinking condition, but the two captains hoped that they would be able to make Broken Bay after travelling six miles in one and a half hours. However, it became obvious that the Hall Caine was in a hopeless condition. The three who remained aboard, Captain Turner, the engineer and a sailor, took to the lifeboat and were picked up by the Idant just before the Hall Caine turned completely over and sank, about five miles from Broken Bay. The collier bad sprung a leak three hours previously, and despite the pumps the water gradually gained until the engine-room was flooded.