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STERNWAY SHEER
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIP'S FALL TO STARBOARD AS ANOTHER PASS
Having come in with a cargo from overseas. Bad turned in the Thames before docking, it was a question in. the Admiralty Court how the Glasgow steamship "Sagaing," of 6,000 tona, came into collision with the steamer "Lovaas," which was passing her going down. The "Lovags" brought her action against the "Sagaing," and met the answer that the "Lovans” procceding down not too fast but too slow, so that a squall struck her star- board bow and drove her on the bow of the stationary ship.
Was
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Osaka via Amey, Moji &
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The President (Lord Merrivale) heard the suit, and Mr. Hayward ap peared for the plaintiffs, the owners of the "Lovans," instructed by Messrs. Thos. Copper and Co; and Mr. J. 'G. Trapnell was for the Glasgow owners, instructed by Messrs. Holman, Fon wick and Willan.
Giving judgment, Lord Merrivale said the collision occurred about abreast of Deadman's Dock boys, off the Greenland Dock, between the "Lovaas," 1891 tons gross, and 256ft long, outward bound for the Tyne, in ballast, and the "Sagaing, a 'Glasgow steamship, of 5,000 tons register, and 453 ft. long, beam 61 ft., coming in laden from overseas, The "Sagaing's" south shore. When the "Lovass", got draft was somewhat deep. She was to pretty well to her bows, the "Sagaing" turn into the Greenland Dock to dis started to sheer ahead: towards the charge, but was hung up in the river south shore. But for the sheer of the by the state of things in the dock, and Sagaing," he said, there would have no trouble." When they were turned on a down-river heading, being been about mid-stream, and, as she said, close together, the "Sagaing" was downriver heading towards the south say, off the down-river heading. The with her head a point beyond the heading" three or four points, I should share. The "Lovass" proceeding "Lovans" at that time was angled to down towards her at a slow speed, was the southward. An answer he made in charge of a competent pilot. At the іл re-examination was relied on buoys were craft, and two barges were "The tide could have sheered her, but it coming up river. One, the "Ascot," seemed she sheered too fast for that. think she must have had engine was to enter Greenland Dock on the tide, and was getting her heading by action. It was said there was the use of cars, but neither barge pre- 'no engine action, and this sented any real impediment to the perienced witness had said tho down coming "Lovans."
tide was not enough to ac- count for the collision, so it could not have been the movement of the "Sagaing" which did it.
ex-
Action of the Tide There was a great deal of evidence about the action of the tide. It was quite clear that it was the underlying impression of men experienced on the river, who had immediate knowledge of
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VISIT THE MINESWEEPERS
IN ALBERT DOCK
Young Liverpool took full advantage of the liberty allowed them aboard the inesweepers in Albert Dock, Liver- pool. The youngsters roved about the ships to their hearts' content. They might have been searching a derelict vessel, so eager were they to see all. rows nest," and from aloft sang out The boys ascended the rigging to the "All's well." They trained the four- inch
gun upon peaceful vessels lying in the vicinity, and swung the powerful searchlight. Into the engine-room they nimbleness soon turned to caution-an descended with alacrity, But their engine-room is no place in which to frolic. They paused at the stern to ponder over two iron whales, which are the sweepere.
BIG FRENCH JOB
GIVEN TO A GERMAN YARD
However much of the waterway was taken up, he was advised there was 1oom for the "Lovaas" to proceed: She said that when she was on the starboard quarter of the "Sagaing," the "Sagaing" was noticed to cant to- wards the south shore, and when the "Lovaas's" head was a little forward of the bridge the "Sagaing" developed a strong cant and came so far outward the collision, that the tide could have that, though the pilot of the "Lovaas" substantially contributed to the colli- took fision could not be avoided, and con- the tide below the Millwall Dock ch
engine and helm action, the col-sion. There, was apparently a set of siderable damage Was done the trancs across to the south side, and it "Lovaas" by her port side forward hit- was said the tide set back a little ting the bow of the "Sagaing." Fol- higher towards the north shore. The "Puerto Rico," of the Cie. Generale The freight and passenger liner lowing on that collision, the "Lovaas" tide could not be left out of account. Transatlantique, has arrived at came into collision with, the barge No, engine action of the "Sagaing," it Vulcan Wartt of the Deschirag at "Ascot," whose lighterman had given had been said, hrought her heading Hamburg, where she will undergo ex- evidence.
from 1 point to 3 or 4 off the down-tensive alterations. The work includes river course.
tion of all fuel burning, the construc- increasing the boiler capacity, installa tion of new tanks for fuel oil, and the fitting of Dauer-Wach turbines. addition, the first class passenger ac-* commodation is to be improved.
Or
was
по
The Main Question
On examination of the "Sagaing's The substantial question was whe-engine movement book, one thing was ther the "Sagaing" canted to south-clear, that for two minutes, under ward two or three points or whether very emphatic orders not long before the "Loveas," by reason of helm action, the collision within five minutes cr a swell which took her on her her engines had been going full starboard side, or the combined effect astern, and that there of helm and wind, with her small drastic setion eubsequently headway, came off her downriver anything
Jike the зале 10- course, and into collision.
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emphatic character; this lordship had felt that it would take a With vessel's engine strong cuse in fact or argument to dia- full astern there was no doubt, having going place, the evidence of the lighterman, regard to the action ut, her screws, of Berry, a shipkeeper on a hopper that her head would be canted to star- lying at the Deptford Upper Buoys, board, and in all human probability EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). and of the assistant dockmaster at her head was canted to parboard as Greenland Dock. In the most explicit the result of that fill astern of her er- way they said the "Sagaing's" outward gines. There was a point of time not swing caused the collision. The long after when the starboard tug of lightermen said, "As the "Lovass" the "Sagaing" was ordered under her Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, passed the Greenland sheds I noticed stern, and the port tug was ordered to Townsville. Brisbane, Sydney & she got her head just past the tow on her port bow, and engine action Melbourne.
"Sagaing's" stern when the head of was tuken.
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the "Sagaing" sheered to southward, The court was asked to say, after and blocked the passage, and by that critically examining the engine move- means the "Sagaing" hit the "Lovans" ment book, that it could not impute and hove her across to me." Though a any result to the engine-room action in the Deptford Buoys, the shipkeeper tugs. In addition to the evidence of considerable distance further down at conjunction with the action of the said, "The "Lovas continued to come the three witnesses, it was a significant down till I saw the big steamship take thing that two minutes at least before a sheer reross the river."
the collision the port tog was ordered In cross-examination he said, "She to tow on the port. bow, and engine was coming across as the "Lovass" was action was taken. At any rate, that
the vessels appeared very close and sently before the collision or a certain almost about to touch. Again, "The number of minutes before the tug "Sagaing" was coming across the towing, away on the port bow, to cor- viver, and I could see her port bow." rect a heading to starboard.
from his position unless she had been substantially off her down-river head-
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ing at any rate three or four points. Having regard to the evidence of The dockmaster had both vessels in the pilot of the "Lovas" and the
three
he vitnessed. view. He had signalled the "Sagaing
his Lordship was tioned as to coming in, and got a responsive
man might wave of the hand from the bridge. He convinced
be
the that says, “I could not tell, what either of
sab ed. He was ·
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From MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP; LONDON STRAITS AND
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The Steamship,
possibil
ility of collision, that the Lovaas kept her stundy course, down river and he was satisfied that she took no starboard helm, action at any time
material to this colliott she was
· He was antisiled' also that
not travelling at, a speed which placed her at the mercy, of the tide, or, which prevented her keeping her intended course down
The pilot of the "Sagaing specified
three possible causes in the "Lovaas" to account for the collision. He said she starboarded to clear a dumb barge drifting outside Deadman's Dock buoys, that she had
little way on her, and that she had.
fresty wind on her, starboard,
"
BENVENUE". CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- His Lordship was satisfied, however, Cormed that all Goods are being land that the "Levans" took no starboard ed at their risk into the hazardous helm action which altered her course ard/or extra hazardous Gedowns of relatively to the "Sagaing and that The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & she had steerage way the measure Godown Co, Ltd whence and/or of time the court had es to the period from the wharves delivery may boob in passing from just forward of the tained:
my bridge of the Sagaing to her star- No claims I be admitted after the board bow corroborated that and as
will Goods have left the Godowns, and all to the suggestion that there was Googs remaining undelivered after the swell which, threw her off her course 20th inst will be subject to rent upon the bow of the "Sagaing he dis- All claims against the steamer must missed that as an entirely unfounded be presented to the Undersigned on or idea. It was a proposition which will not be recognised.planation. It was true there was
All broken, chafed, and damaged wind of moderate force, but there was Goods are to be left in the Godowns, not any wind which interfered at all where they will be examined on the with the careful nawigation of the 27th mst. at 10 am by Messrs Lavaus, or threw her off her course, What appeared was that the collision
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was due to the sheer of the Sagaing" It was not suggested on part of that she should have in case she did sheer, it pro per steps had been taken to keep her on her heading in the river and the Sagaing must be found to blame, und sapik jugak ma zaslone to bixme, for the collision
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