WIMMERA ENQUIRY
A SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST THE CAPTAIN
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WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wimmorta. enquiry has opened. So far the proceedings are confirmed to the opening speech by Mr Mays, counsel for the Marine Department. He said it was quite evident the vessel was sunk by a moored mine. This would be proved by the expert evidence of Captain Hall Thompson. Mr Mats alleged the Captain of the Wtimmera departed from the course laid down by the Admiralty. Thnt the fact of his doing so resulted in disaster could not say what caused the Captain’s departure from the instruc- ( tions but that he did so, these appear--1 cd no doubt ho did so, and went inside ! the limits of safety laid down by the ] Admiralty. There wore no navigable dangers in the course laid down. The latter would only at the outside, have ' taken an hour longer than the course ho took, while it would have ensured safety.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1918, Page 3
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