ARAWATTA-INGEBOG COLLISION
Press Association - Copyright. Brisbane, August 20,
At an inquiry into the Ara-watta-lugeborg collision, McDermid, second officer of the Arawatta, who was in charge of the steamer at the time of the disaster, deposed that the lugeborg came up suddenly like a cloud in front of the steamer. There was nothing to indicate her approach, and he saw no lights till after the collision. He was wide awake and the lookout was keeping sharpTwatch. There was no probability" of more lives being saved if lie vessels kept together a little longer. Several members of the Arawatta crow gave similar evidence.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8899, 20 August 1907, Page 2
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101ARAWATTA-INGEBOG COLLISION Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8899, 20 August 1907, Page 2
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