ADMIRALTY COURT
THE OTAKI COLLISION. OCEANA CHIEF OFFICER SUS\r . PENDED. ; (Received Last Nigfit, 10.50 o'clock.). . _ ■r.Jr-; LONDON, Jurie26. The Adm|r'alfcy has t awarded,; the- New. Zeailand; Shipping C%npiwiy£ damages in : connection with' i the: O.tald-Brifipio. noilisipn, which"/, took ph ce in November. 19111 ■ ' The certificate o'f tlie Chief Officer of the' OceanivlhfiSi for.;/ half a year. The Court held th'at loss of life was chiefly due to his error. The" judgment censured him and the master for failing to take adequate rescue measures. . . . The Chief Officer declared that the ■ decision was unjust. !" j
: The C-ourt fonnd that the 'boats were sufficient, but their manning insufficient. The inspection" was inadequate. Notwithstanding the Company's elaborate system, the Court was dismayed at its failure under circumstances which, were not particularly difficult. •
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10670, 27 June 1912, Page 5
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128ADMIRALTY COURT Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10670, 27 June 1912, Page 5
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