MARINE CASUALTIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 857, 1 July 1910, Page 7

MARINE CASUALTIES.

AUSTRALIAN WHEAT SHIP LOST. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. June 30, 8.25 p.m.) Sydney, June 30. Tho Underwriters' Association has received news of the wreck of the Norwegian ship Irmgard at Puerto do Corral, on tho west coast of South America.

The Irmgard sailed from South Aus--tralia for the English Channel on April 13 with a cargo of thirty thousand bags of wheat.

The ship is a total loss, but the crew are safe.

[The Irmgard is an iron ship of 1740 tons gross. She was built nt Whitehaven in 1874, and is owned by Messrs. Hansen and Anderson, of Laurvig, Norway.]

SEAECH FOR THE TRIESTE. CRec. June 30, 11.20 p.m.) London, Juno 30. Six vessels are searching for the Aus-trian-Lloyd steamer Trieste, overdue between Aden and Bombay. ' SOUTH AMERICAN STEAMER MISSING. London, June 23. It is believed that tho steamer Quilpuo, «, Ktecl twin-screw vessel of 3699 tons, built in 1907, belonging to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company,, was lost during a gale off tie south-west coast 'of America. RANADI-ILMA COLLISION. (Eec. Juno 30, 11.40 p.m.) Sydney, Juno 30. Tho Marine Court lias found tho mate of tho'Government steamer Ranadi, from Fiji, responsible for tbe collision of his vessel with tie barquentine lima off Broken Bay on Juno 17. * Tho Court exonerated tho captain of all blame. As tlio Ranadi is a King's ship, the Court lias no jurisdiction to deal with tho mate's certificate.