The Triumph Disaster.
','■... (Peb Pbess Association.) . Auckland, Yesterday. The Captain of the Triumph made an offer to the agents of Lloyds to abandon the vessel, but they refused to take her OTsr. A conference of engineers, amongst whom was Mr George Black (Thames), was held this afternoon for the purpose of considering the feasibility or otherwise of lifting the Triumph off the rocks into deep water, by the agency of compressed air. It was agreed the project was feasible. It is really not known who the underwriters of the vessel are, and the amounts of insurances are not known. Messrs Brown, Campbell, and Co., the local agents of Lloyds, refused to take the ressel when the offer of abandonment was made, because they do not know whether she is insured in Lloyd's or not. There is a strong feeling of sympathy in the ship for Captain Brotherton in his misfortune, and those under him all speak very highly of him. He has held a command since he reached the age of 22, and at the present time he is considerably under 40. This is said to be the first mishap that has ever occurred to a vessel under his command.
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4654, 4 December 1883, Page 3
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200The Triumph Disaster. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4654, 4 December 1883, Page 3
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