MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY.
STRANDING OF STEAMER QUEEN
OF THE SOUTH.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night,
A Magisterial Inquiry was held to-day into the circumstances of the stranding of the steamer Queen of the South near the mouth of the Wuikanac river while ou the passage from Foxton on December 9th. The mate, who was in charge of the vessel at the time, said the mishap occurred at 10 p.m., in fine weather. The steamer was floated off: five hours after grounding.
The Court found that the mate, John Goudio, had not exercised due care in navigating the ship. He had Kapiti Island on one side and the mainland on the other, and as it was clear moonlight he should have been paying proper attention to the position of the vessel and have seen without difficulty that he was getting too close to the mainland. The Court also held that the general navigation of the master of the vessel, William Manley, had been careless. In taking such a passage he should have been on deck himself. The cancellation of the certificates of the sea officers would not he justified, hut they were deserving of censure. The certificates were returned, but the master and mate were ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 346, 21 February 1902, Page 2
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