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RESCUE TUG
THE
SUMMARY OF CHAMBER'S RECORDS
CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
HISTORY OF THE CRAFT
Attached to the letter from the General Chamber of Commerce, published in the "China Mail" yes- terday, is the following "Summary of the Chamber's Records" with regard to the rescue tug "Kau Sing"
Arising from the typhoon which struck the Colony on August 18, 1923, the then Harbour Master (Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N.) conceived the idea of a tug for the purpose of rendering assistance generally in the Harbour to all craft, and suggested that the vessel should have "twin screw engines making her more easily manoeuvred and with less chance of getting foul and put out of action."
Another Government suggestion was that the vessel should have "water tube boilers with oil fuel! for steaming, which would enable steam to be generally quickly in typhoon weather.".
The question was referred by the Government to the Chamber of Com- merce, which appointed a Special Committee consisting of Messrs. R. M. Dyer, J. Reid, Capt. A. W. Davison, Captain T. Arthur and Mr. W. Lang (Surveyor to Lloyd's Re- gistry), under the Chairmanship of Mr. R. Sutherland (Chairman of the Shipping Sub-Committee).
The Committee unanimously re- commended single in' preference to twin screws, considered water tube boilers were undesirable, and advised installing Scotch boilers, adaptable for either oil or coal fuel.
Summary of the Criticisms The Harbour Master states (without giving details):-
"It has been now found from prat- tical experience of the "Kau Sing that:
"(a) owing to having only a single scrow she is practically unman- ageable in typhoon weather when attempting to manoeuvre alongside a ship.
"(b) from cold boilers it takes 12 hours to raise steam and that
SECTION.
of
Commerce
DOCKERS' STRIKE
SHIPS HELD UP IN SEVERAL BRITISH PORTS
RIVAL UNIONS
London, Yesterday.
A dispute of rival unions has led to a strike of dockers, which is holding up shipa at London, Liverpool, Belfast, and Southampton. Two ships in Lon don are so far affected.
The Chamber made it clear from the beginning in a letter to the Government dat- ed October 31, 1923, that certain The trouble started when a number criticisms of the Government's of the crew of the steamer “Woodlaṛk” ideas as to the design of the tug (London), who had been transferred suggested themselves,, but agreed from the Seamen's and Firemen's Union with the objects as set forth to the Transport and General Workers' above, asking, however, that one Union were not allowed to sign ou be other purpose be added, namely, cause the agreement between the ship and the Seamen's Union that the vessel should not only specifies that every member of the crew visit lighthouses but be capable of a ship shall be a member of that of acting as relieving ship to the union, Pratas Wireless and Observing Sabatitution of such members led to Station; ie, that it should be cap a strike of the rest of the crow of the able of steaming 170 instead of "Woodlark." Transport workery came out to support them and the ship was 40 miles only.
owners
unable to sail.
On this the Government sub-
The trouble spread to the London and 'mitted an alternative plan of a
Edinburgh passenger steamer "Royal rescue tug "practically the same, Fusilier, which is also unable to sail size as the Naval Tug 'St. Mon- owing to a strike of the crew-Reater. ance" and "capable of carrying out reliefs to the Pratas in nor- mal weather."
or
The Special Committee then got to work. On the main questions at issue they advised:-
"Single
Twin-Screw. The merits of single and twin-screws were considered and it. was' un- animously agreed to recommend the former."
NEW STEAM TUG
BUILT AT THE KOWLOON DOCKS
Built by the Hong Kong and Wham- poa Dock Co., to the order of the Kai- lan Mining Administration, the steam "Boilers. The meeting was un- tug “Fu Ping," after having under- animous on the advisability of in- gene satisfactory trial, left at stalling Scotch bollers adaptable noon to-day for Chinwangtas, to be either for all or soal fuel, ie, we put in commission. boilers developing about 1,200 h.p. (triple expansion engines).
The "Fu Ping" is a sen-going tug
"It was generally considered that ballt to Lloyd's 100 Al requirements it would be feasible to have steam for towing services and is especially on one boiler when typhoons were strengthened for navigation in ice. in the vicinity and, that no diff-She is fitted with a triple expansion culty should be experienced in surface condensing engine developing raising the necessary full head of 730 I.H.P. and attained a mean speed steam by the time the vessel came of 11.65 knots on trial.
into with water tube boilers, the meet-
commission. In connection. The dimensions of the "Fu Fing"
ing was unanimous that they were are: length, 110 feet; breadth, 20 feet; hot desirable.".........
and depth, 11 feet. In July, 1924, full plans and specifications of the tug, prepared by the Taikoo Dockyard & En gineering Co., were forwarded by the Government for examination by the Committee, and were con- sidered satisfactory.
PIRACY OF JUNK
On its way to Macao, just off Sav Chau Island, In Chinese waters, a Hong Kong junk was pirated, and the cargo, consisting of laichees, plums Duties of the Tug
and pears, valued at $300, was stolen. On April 16, 1926, the Harbour The crew numbering two besides the Master (Commander G. F. Hole, master of the vessel were kidnapped, R.N.), informed the Chamber that but the latter escaped by jumping the tug had been delivered and overboard with a plank. He drifted asked that, "as the primary use into Tai-D harbour and reported the of this vessel is to render assist affair. to the Police. ance during typhoon weather to craft in difficulties in the Har-
even with fires banked in one boiler it is not considered sale to send her outside. Harbour bour." the Chamber of Commerce Limits until such time
steam has been raised in the
second. boiler."
as would appoint a small Sub-Com- mittee to discuss with him and assist in drafting "special orders for such occasions, as a guiding
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veyor, asked to advise as to the principle to the Officer in Com. "Bridgewater," "Fortol" and "Sirdar,” |
conversion of the vessel from steam single screw to Diesel motor single screw, reported that the cost would be prohibitive, be- ing in the neighbourhood of $380,000 less $25,000, the second- hand value of the present machin-
ery.
Commenting on this the Har- bour Master says;--
mand of the tug."
The following were appointed and served under the Chairman. ship of the Harbour Master: Mr. R. Sutherland (Chairman of the Shipping Sub-Committee), Mr. T. N.. Chau, Captain P. H. Rolfe. Captain B. Innes and Captain E. H. Neave.
The most important recommen- dations of this Committee were as and follows:—
"As this tug, fitted with only a single screw, is very difficult to manage in typhoon weather cannot be considered a success for the purpose for which she was pro- vided, and as the building cost in the first instance Was only
$250,000, I am unable to recom mend a further expenditure of $355,000 an her, for which sum the sole gain would be that of being able to get under weigh at quar ter of an hour's notice.
"The only procedure that I could recommend would be the selling of the 'Kau Sing' complete as she stands at present, and the building of a new tug with twin screws." "Hsin Wah? Disaster There were further criticisms of the rescue tug in the publie i Press at the time that the s.s. "Hain Wah went ashore on Waglan (January 16, 1929), sug- gestions being made that the vessel should have been available to proceed to the assistance of a ship in distress outside the Har bour. However, as explained fat-
At the West Wall Dock:-"Castor.” In Dock: H.M.S. "Thracian," Sepoy" and "Moorhen."
Foreign Men-of-War French Gunboat "Vigilante." U.S. "Gunboat "Mindanao:”
A LIGHTER AGROUND
The "Fukwong," a lighter belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum Company, waS reported aground near Wangmun yes.
terday.
Latest reports are to the effect that (a) às "Kau Sing" is primarily in-
tended as life-saving appliance, the lighter managed to get clear late a permanent European Master last night with the rising of the tide. should be appointed who should
(e)
be responsible for the navigation On May 13, the numbers of per- of the tog, and for the training sens on the registers of employment. of the crew in boat and life Bav exchanges in Great Britain were ing work, and for general main 805,000 wholly employed, 218,700 tenance. This: officer should temporarily stopped, and 80,200 nor- either live on board or be pro-mally in casual employment, making vided with permanent quarters in a total of 1,104,700. This was 28,005 the Harbour Ofice.
The appointment of a fully
less than a week before, and 18,690 less than a year before. The total
qualified European Master Was on May 13 comprised 265,800 meri, considered essential. and the Committee recommended. most
be
strongly that this matter should
brought to the immediate at tention of the Government for prompt decision
The present upper deck comple ment of the "Kau Sing" viz.,
1-Boatswain
2 Quartermasters
6-Seamen
er, the "Kau Sing," being intend-master) and 6 seamen it would
ed for rescue work in the Har- bour during typhoon weather, is required by her orders to lie
is considered insufficient in tv- phoon weather, as should it be necessary to send away a boat's crew of
1 coxswain (Quarter-
derude the deck of all men. It is therefore considered necessary that the crew he
by reinforced #1 Coxswain:
under banked fires during the ty6 Seamen phoon season only, and to proceed
to raise fuil steam when the No.
1 typhoon signal is hoisted.
Object of the Tug
These ratings to be formed into
a boat's brow and specially train- ed by the
European Master in. life-saving work. Forge
Typhoon: Orders -
The relevant clauses of the to the Chamber of Commerce "Typhoon Orders for the "Kau from the Government, dated Sep- Sing drafted by the Committee tember 26, 1923, to be “rescue may be summarised, as follows: —— work in the harbour during ty- (1) During the typhoon season phoon weather. The Harbour (limits to be determined by the Harbour Master) the "“Kad Master (Commander C.-W.
- Sing" will lie under banked fres Beckwith, EN) in an explanatory with 10 h steam in each boil- letter forwarded by the Govern er
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hoisted, steam is to be rais On No
typhoon sigual be
ed immediately for "Full Speed" the tug still remaining at her buoy: The Master will repair on board, until such time as all Year of typhoon striking the Colony has passed.
ment, discussed the increasinging danger of casualties among ship-
greater volume of shipping Tre menting the Port, and suggested that the Harbour Department should have a powerful rescue tug (21 in a position to render first aid and do all the rescue work rezi quired after the weight the typhoon had passed, To justify the expanse such a vessel, tal- ing Into consideration that Ly- ploons appear to actually strike (4) In the event of a typhoon strik-
the Colony about
17 years, the submitted that the also take the
Hace
On any of the Black typhoon rignals of their equivalent lights – being – hoisted, tha: “Kau Sing" will patrol the Harbour picking up any junk for sampans that
have not already taken shelter and tow them to the Typhoon
oring the Color the Master
Master weigh or dig cou dceed to pat Light dering a stance (Continued on
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