NAUTICAL COURT'S DECISION
By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jane 4. The Nautical Court's decision in the case of the collision between the barque Manurewa and the scow Vesper found that both vessels were in fault. Both had their lights burning brightly, but the look-out on each was faulty. The Manurewa, being on the port tack, she was the vessel that would have to give way to the vessel on the starboard tack, and the action of the master in taking the lookout from his position to do work aloft was inexcusable. The question whether there should not be an independent watch on the scows (there bei"g only one man on deck) was a matter for the Marine Deoartment to consider. Coasts were apportioned as follow:—Manurewa two-thirds, Vestper one-third. The Court did not consider it necessary to deal with the masters' certificates.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8456, 5 June 1907, Page 5
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140NAUTICAL COURT'S DECISION Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8456, 5 June 1907, Page 5
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