THE WRECK OF THE FIFESHIRE.
FINDING OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY. Received November 3, 11.25 p.m. SYDNEY, November 3. The inquiry into the wreck of the Fifeshire was continued to-day. Captain Nichol, in his evidence, stated that after the barque struck he mustered the crew and consulted with the officers. The chief officer agreed with him that the vessel was a total wreck. There was three feet eight inches of water in the hold. When he left he sold the wreck for £5 and the boats for £l. There was no chance of submitting the wreck to auction.
The court found that the wreck had been caused by the gross negligence and reckless navigation of the master, John Nichol, in taking the ship to a position which he knew to be dangerous. The court also found that Stephen Rowe, the first officer of the Fifeshire, was a man who ought not to be permitted to have charge of a ship owing to his drunken habits.
The court called on both men to show cause why their certificates should not be cancelled. The Fifeshire was insured for £6,000.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3035, 4 November 1908, Page 5
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187THE WRECK OF THE FIFESHIRE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3035, 4 November 1908, Page 5
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