NAUTICAL ENQUIRY.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1928, Page 3

NAUTICAL ENQUIRY.

[|Jy Telegraph, Per Dress Association. WELLINGTON, ALarcli 2. The nautical inquiry into Tiuna-liine-Nlaunj'iimii incident in Look Strait on dial February was continued this morning. Counsel IT Callaghan, chief officer of the Tamahine -stated liis client had taken names in case they would he required, hut he did not take statements. Hubert Mac A lister, a passenger by the Tamahine. said that the Mainiganui seemed to go at right angles across the Tamahine* s bow close enough to cause considerable excitement on hoard. T. Moore, a passenger on the Tamahine considered the vessels were never closer than seventy-live yards. W. 11. I’, liar her, a passenger on the Maunguntii was of opinion Llieie was never any danger. The incident was only an interesting event. Hoy Temple, publisher, stated that at one time there was no more than forty feet between the steamers. He was on the Tamahine and got up a statement which was .signed by some either passeng'eirs and tor warded to the •‘Dominion’’ •newspaper. Alexander Thompson, a passenger by the Tamahine estimated the distance at forty feet. Sydney t'rvder. a Tamahine passenger stated the Maimgaiuu took a decided sweep and a fellow passengei remarked ”\Yc will he lucky to miss her.” For the space of a lew seconds it looked that nothing was surer than a collision. From where lie was standing the closest the vessels were apart was thirty-live to forty feet. Passengers on the Tamahine were excited and voiees ol passengers on the Mniiganui "ere plainly heard. Had the captain of the Tamahine not acted quickly there would have been a collision.