SHIP’S CAPTAIN
INSOBRIETY CHARGE
(Australian Press Association)
SYDNEY, February 25
The inquiry into the steamer Luciston's stranding oil Papua on December 27 was' continued to-day. 'leddie Jenne, in his evidence stated that Captain McDonald was hopelessly drunk prior to the vessel striking the reef. ‘ . •
Captain McDonald," in evidence, denied that he Was drunk. He said that he was suffering from nervousness and pyorrhoea poisoning, and that; lie did everything in his power to avoid the disaster. He admitted that there were "two bottles of brandy and two bottles of port in his cabin locker.
When asked how the stranding occurred, Captain McDonald replied: ‘Poor headway ‘and the ship not answering to the helm.’
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1930, Page 5
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