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Ships' Captains' Evidence at Collision Inquiry KAKARIKI WAS "DODGING" (Received 5, 8.45 a.ra.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 4. Conflioting evidence about the whistle bsignals given by the Kakariki on the night of her collision with the Caradale was submitted by the masters of the respective vessels at the Marino Court injuiry to-day. Captain Hansen, master of the Caradale, said tht Kakariki sounded only one whistle blast, indicating that .he was turning to starboard, while the master of the Kakariki, Captain White, declared he gave two blasts twice, warning that he was turning to port. Captain Hansen said he had no man on the lookout. He saw the Kakariki dodging all the time she was meetings his 'ship and it was her duty to keep Out of the way. Captain White said the Caradale took I no notice of his first two whistle blasts, consequently be sounded two more, to which no reply was received. He could see a collision was inevitable and ordered the engines hard astern when the Caradale was still a ship's length away.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 18, 5 February 1937, Page 7
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