The Ringarooma Court-Martial.
CAPTAIN JOHNSON AND TWO OFFICERS REPRIMANDED. LIEUTENANT CHETWYND DISMISSED. [PEB PHEBS ASSOCIATION.! Sydney, December 10. The court-martial in connection with the stranding of H.M.S. Ringarooma found the charges against Captain Johnson proved. The Court also considered that the captain did not satisfy himself of the safety of the ship. The charge against Lieutenant Chetwynd was proved, as he laid down a course which, for no apparent reason, led much nearer to the land than was necessary. That officer also neglected to remain on deck while the vessel was in close proximity to the land. The Court also found that the charge against Lieutenant McDonald had been proved, as he failed to call the captain and inform him of she ship's dangerous proximity to land, although he considered it necessary for the safety of the vessel to alter her course. Captain Johnson was severely reprimanded by the Court, and admonished to be moro careful in future. Lieutenant Chetwynd was severely reprimanded and dismissed from his commission on the Ringarooma. Lieutenant McDonald was also severely reprimanded.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 141, 11 December 1894, Page 2
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177The Ringarooma Court-Martial. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 141, 11 December 1894, Page 2
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