MARINE CASUALTIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 6

MARINE CASUALTIES.

AUCKLAND .COLLISION; INQUIRY. . (Br TELEGEAPII.—TKESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, April 10. . Tho inquiry into the -Wairuna-Moonah collision was resumed to-day. Captain Robinson; of the.Wairuna, stated that he sounded two blasts on the whistle —a signal that the course was to be diverted to port. Immediately afterwards the lookout reported, a. green light ahead. It was then half , a mile away. As soon as lie "ot green to green ho reduced tho speed to°2i knots, gave two more blasts, and put tho helm further to starboard. He then saw two lights of a' sailing vessel, and ordered the engines to bo reversed. Two or. three minutes before the collision tho vessel had ' lost headway, but the Moonah was dropping down on tho wind and tide. Ho lowered tho 1 boats and picked up the MoonahV crew. SEAMAN WASHED OVERBOARD. " Auckland, April 10. j 'The turret-deck steamer Orange Branch ■ had a stormy passage from Sydney.' The • run occupied'eight days. Tremendous seas i constantly swept the deck, and occasionally ! broke over the captain's bridge. One of the : Chineso crew was washed overboard. Though a high sea was running a boat was lowered ] and rescued tho man. ,' , J ,A. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ' , Auckland, April' 10l , 1 Tho stoamer Maori, of the .Shaw, Savill ; ■and Albion Co.'s fleet, met with a, somewhat i sorious accident,a.few day's.off. the New Zea- ] land coast.. One of her propeller blades was i stripped, and struck one of the stem plates i knocking a holo in it below the water line. 1 Tho engineers succeeded in; plugging up. the f hole,' and'port was made, safely yesterday 5 afternoon. ' . h