COLLISION AT SEA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 195, 16 August 1907, Page 5

COLLISION AT SEA.

THE INGEBOIG SUNK.

SEVEN LIVES LOST.

CAPTAIN'S HEROIC DEATH.

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.)

BKJSBAKE, August 15. The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Arawatta (2114 tons), which arrived from Sydney in a damaged condition to-night, reports that at three o'clock on Wednesday morning, while eight miles off Port Stephens, she collided with and sank the barque Ingeboig (1141 tons), which sailed on July 19 from Wellington for Newcastle, to load coal for the west coast of South America. The barque sank in two minutes. Boats were lowered by the Arawatta, and picked up three men in the water. Five others climbed over the Arawatta's bows. The Arawatta remained in the locality till after daylight, but there being no further sign of life she resumed her voyage. The saved are Karl Albertson (first mate), John Sorensen (second mate), C. A. Lewis, A.B. (native of Westport, who shipped at Wellington), Adolph Benjameson, A.8., Franz Alder (steward), Ernest Krebike, A.8., Hans Lusader, A-8., and Alix Krentzlin, A.B. The missing members of the barque's crew are: — Captain Schmidt. George Harrison, 18, A.8., who shipped at Wellington. George Teder, sailmaker. Axel Gottfriedsen, 16. Kanut Johansen. A.B. Karl Filander, A.B. Emil Palmer, A.B. The captain lost his life in trying to save the youth Gottfriedsen.

The Arawatta was doing twelve knots at the time, and the barque about four knots.

The rescued sailors state that the barque was showing all her lights.

The Arawatta's bows were considerably damaged.

Krentzlin, Lewis, and Sorensen jumped overboard at the moment of the collision, and were rescued by the boats.

There was no panic on the Arawatta, though there -was great commotion for several minutes. The vessels remained interlocked for a few seconds, but as soon as the Arawatta backed out the barque went down.

Those drowned were the watch below, who had no time to save themselves.

Captain Schmidt could have climbed aboai>i the Arawaita, but ran below to arouse the youth Gottfriedsen, who was asleep. The captain had almost passed the youth over to the outstretched hands of those on the Arawatta when the vessels suddenly separated. Neither the captain nor the boy was seen again.

[The Ingeboig, owned by Mr. F. Hem, of Odense, Denmark, came to New Zealand from Marseilles last May, when she arrived at Dunedin to discharge cargo, and proceeded to Lyttelton and Wellington with a similar object]