THE MARY ISABEL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1292, 22 November 1911, Page 6

THE MARY ISABEL.

SHOULD A SEAJICH BE INSTITUTED* Sovonty-three davs ago, tbo barquontino Mary Isabel (Captain Cooper) left Whaligape, ii Uniber-pxportiug port to tbo uortb of Auckland, for Sydney, sinco when she has not been heard of. On Monday an inquiry was made at t.ho Marino Department, as to whether the Government inteuded to institute any search, and tho reply was that, so far, no request for a search had been made, and nothing in that direction was contemplated. It. is understood that acuto anxiety pre. vails among those interested in thomissincr vessel, and the relatives of the cap. tam and crew, and that there is a feelin? in Auckland, where the vessel is well known, that a search should bo instituted. Action in such a matter would be somewhat difficult, owinit to the vast cximiiso of water between New Zealand and (hit Australian coast, mid. assuming that there was a chance that (ho vessel or her crow nmv still be driftiiiß, the froublo would be lo'ori'Kinnlo a scheme of search that would be likely to yield any result. At the outside the most that tuilld bn done would lie lo pot tho Sydney-Auckland and Svdnev-W'olliiiKlon steamers to zig-zag across (hit Tasmuit Sea. Hut. in view of the length of limn (bat the vessel has been mining, it is questionable if such a course would l;o deemed expedient. Captain Cooper was an expenei-.cod luastcr, and own had the vessel boon dismayed it. is nsMimeil that, be viuld have devised ways and mean.- nf gel I in* into the track of renilar steam liaders, •\ sister of Captain Cooper (.Mi*. J. Hunter) resides iu Wellington.