STRANDING OF THE PYRAMUS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8860, 10 July 1907, Page 2

STRANDING OF THE PYRAMUS.

The Court-martial

Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, July D.

At the Pyramus court-martial, Gunner Collingwood was first charged. He was officer cf the watch at the time of the accident relieving Lieut. Braithwaite. The latter stilted it was usual for the navigating officer to relieve him* but that officer informed him Collingwood would do so.

Hurst, navigating lieutenant, stated that he showed Collingwood the ship’s position on the chart and beacon C, marking the dangerous reef which the ship eventually struck. He believed prisoner had not been through a navigation course, although ho had acted as officer of the watch during the vessel’s commission.

The signalman - stated that Collingwood sent him twice to Hurst informing the officer that the vessel was setting in. Hurst sent back to know which way the vessel was setting in. F o referred the messenger to Lieutenant Dunlop, but before that officer could dress and reach the bridge the vessel had struck. Collingwood in his statement said that ho sent for the navigation officer twice and then altered the course on his own initiative for which ho had already been reprimanded and in view of this the Court without prejudice ordered his release.

The court-martial will ho resumed tomorrow.