STRANDING OF THE ANTIOPE
OFFICERS EXONERATED. (United Pbess Association.) ; INVEROARGTLIJ, Sept; 26. A Magisterial enquiry concerning^the stranded barque Antilbpe at" theTJluff was held to-day. After hearing,, evir. dience, the inemibers of the Qomrt.: (Mr G. '(jruickshamk, S.M./ and Captains Reed and Patterson, nautical' assessors) decidted that • for some reason not; suffi- . oiently explained the -barque too!^. a sudden sheer to port when! passing the lightship, while toeing towed "by. the. tnigv wath' the iiesulfc; that she- went;.aground! before ". thaj tug could "do .anything **ev avert iit. : .'With, fair evidence to. ga%> them they were, of opinion that', the stranding was: caused! by .a pure mis-r adventure of .the sea. It might be that with more local Ichowledge on the part ox .thetcaptaini of the barque, or that,'flLra local- pilot• 'had 'beenvsteering, ..the accident might not have occurred. On. that., however, ;they could!mot ■express an",opdn-: iooa>.'They'held that thV;captain, arid officers of ..•the Antilope were in. iii ;vyay, to Home for the,disaster, audi thefr cer- •- tificates. were, ordered. rfco v be retuxhed'.
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Nelson Evening Mail, 28 September 1916, Page 5
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