THE ABANDONED PORT STEPHENS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81869, 19 October 1906, Page 2

THE ABANDONED PORT STEPHENS.

FINDING OF NAUTICAL

INQUIRY.

CAPTAIN'S LACK OF JUDGMENT.

Per Press Association. Dunedin, October The Court found Captain Jolly, 0 f lie Port Stephens, guilty of a great irot of judgment in abandoning- bis •tup., Had lie made himself previousy acquainted with local conditions, te inust have known that the chances vere against drifting- further sou'W' ie was also found guilty of gn; at ' ne " ghgened an navigating d n . vaters without futn&W hSS?: .vith the best ™selfion in the „ ■.V rUl<;s °n naviga--k , sald wat «r s ' and did not -ufficiently erwourage his officors andi by "i° ship after visi Kavenscourt; and that hi* ~v ' Vlz " shortness 0 f p IO . sions, was due i„ a great mea££ I*S> own neglect in not acquaip 111Q- himself with the quantity ooatd before sa'ling. He should ' ■ oa tet part of his crow only leave > aa v e Ravenscourt. The engineers jy 'he that was possible to repaid Kb' did all shaft. In every ease a v e broken polled by a single screw s' e ssc l uroa shaft coupling. It y ,iould carry grctted that the oth.ee ' .as to be rethe chief engineer $$ officors except siro to back up tlj£>' not show a doing to the ship., ' captain by sticksidcraiion all tb# Taking- into conCourt (jj<J not <" circumstances the to withhold au .onsider it necessary th« eaptain to- -y certificates; but as foil what tho' , list be held responsible error of V Conrt considered a great V «•' dgment. it ordered him to r , - £ n guineas towards the I LOU f f -> expenses for the enquiry.