A Missing Ship.
The Loch Fyne« (united peess association.) Lyt teuton, May 19. The inquiry into the loss of the Loch Fyne was held to-day at Lyttelton. The evidence of the chairman of the Underwriters' Association and harbormaster went to show that the vessel left Lyttelton m excellent trim and with sufficient free board. She lmd 1600 tons of wheat, which was insured by Roberts, Paxton, and Co., for £16,000, which was the full value of the cargo. She had 26 tons less cargo than on her last voyage. The evidenco of two of the stevedors was to the effect that on one side she was under Plimsolls mark, and on the other awash of it ; also that several truck loads of cargo were dumped m her after p"oing into the stream and after the marine surveyor had left. The marine sarveyor had been aubpceaned, but was now out of the colony. The evidence is to be forwarded to the Board of Trade, London.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 148, 21 May 1884, Page 3
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164A Missing Ship. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 148, 21 May 1884, Page 3
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