MUTINY AT SEA.
TROUBLE ON A BARQUENTINE. SYDNEY, November 11. The barquentine Mary Isabel, of 300 tons, intended for the Sydney and New Zealand trade, had an adventurous and lengthy voyage from Grimsby. She put into Algoa Bay owing to trouble having arisen with the crew, some of whom, it is alleged, formed a conspiracy to do away with Captain Read and seize the vessel at Algoa Bay. Six men deserted, and during a heavy gale the vessel parted from her anchor and was driven to sea short-handed. She then made for Mauritius, where she obtained more men, but the oflicers left her. After leaving Mauritius the captain s wife had to take watch on the bridge. Next it was found that the pipe connected with the fore-peak pump had been sawn through, rendering it useless. This was looked upon as an attempt to endanger the ship's safety.
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8055, 13 November 1906, Page 3
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148MUTINY AT SEA. Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8055, 13 November 1906, Page 3
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