LATE CAPTAIN CAREY
MARINE INQUIRY HELD. ‘•LOST OVERBOARD; BELIEVED DROWNED?’ [ British Official Wireless.] Received Mav 11 ti pan. RUGBY, May 10. Major D. J. Colville, in the House of Commons, said that an enquiry into the cause of the death of the late Captain Carey of “Discovery” was held under the section of the Merchant Shipping Act under which the Mercantile Marine Office Superintendent at the port of discharge is required 1o verify any statement in “log” as to the cause of death. Inquiries of this kind were not open to the public. The superintendent confirmed the “log” entry “lost overboard and presumed drowned.” It was surmised tha’ Captain Corey, who was suffering from a nervous breakdown. left the cabin in the early morning iu a dazed condition, and fell overboard.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 110, 12 May 1933, Page 5
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