NAUTICAL COURT VERDICT.
Per Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., gave his "decision in the Nautical Court to-day regarding the collision between ' the Union Company's steamer Wairima and the scow Moonah, as the result of which a seaman named Fred Smith was drowned. The Court, was unable to I conclude that the Wiiiriina was in a»v way responsible for the collision, anil was of opinion that the master 0 f the ketch was solely responsible. The Court ordered that the costs s l mnM ~e P'vid by the master of the Moonar and that his certificate should be suspended for six months.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19080504.2.15.8
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 113, 4 May 1908, Page 2
Word Count
105NAUTICAL COURT VERDICT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 113, 4 May 1908, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.