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Dredger Crew Rescue Recalled

SECTION.-

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Personnel

Captain J. Taylor, of the Ningpo,

It was rather fitting that Cap- tain W. J. Haughton, a Merseyside is on reserve. shipmaster, member of the Mor cantile Marine Service Association,has gone master. Ningpo.

Captain R. Allinson, from reserve,

and commander of the Hall liner

LIFEBOAT

FOR VESSELS

AIR

RESCUE IN THE EVENT OF FORCED DESCENTS

HIGH SPEED NECESSARY

The extensive development of cross-channed flying, says "Eng- Ineering," which is now maintained In all but the worst weather, has placed a new responsibility on the shoulders of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Although for ced descents in the Channel are happily rare, it is important that a suitable vessel should be available City of Lyons, should be reapon-chuen, has gone chief officer, Hala descents' do occur. The ordinary Mr. W. G. Lador, chief officer, Sze-to rescue the passengers when such sible in effecting the rescue of four Peking members forming the crew of the

lifeboats of the Institution are too ex-Mersey Docks and

Mr. E. Williams, chief officer, slow to offor effective assistance, Harbour Board dredger Braneker, which chuen.

Waullu, has gone chief officer, Sze- except in cases where the descent Is broke adrift from the tug Strong-

made near the coast, and the con how off Strumble Head on Tuesday, kin, la on resorve."

Mr. R. Bird, second officer, Ngan- struction of a relatively high-speed November 5, while on its way from

boat was therofore decided upen Mr. A. M. Buchanan, second some little time ago. Unusual pro- Birkenhead to Newport, Mon., to offer. Yunnan, has gone second blems were involved in the construc be broken up,

officer, Ngankin."

tion of this boat, insomuch as she was required to be suitable for or dinary life-boat service in addition to her special employment in con nection with aeroplanes. A vessel was thus required capable of going out in the worst storms occurring In the Channel, while at the same time being much faster than any of the lifeboata previoualy in service. Serviceable Craft

Captain Haughton, on his call at the headquarters of the associa tlon, very modestly urged what ho had done would most certainly have been accomplished by anyono kiven such an opportunity, and as an illustration stated that in any

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has gone second officer, Yunnan.

Mr. S, L. Garrett, from reserve,

Mr. T. E. Rees, second officer, Wanholen, has gone second officer, Wanliu.

Captain L. Evans, of the Wanlin, la on Home leave.

Mr. John Kirby, representing passengers on the 8. S. Republle, hands purse containing money collected an shipboard, to Capt. Barbour of the Newfoundland fishing schooner, "Gander Deal" which its crew was obliged to abandon in the midst of a raging Atlantic tempest. The rescue was made by the American ship under the direction of Capt. A. M. Moore. (Left to right) Capt. A. M. Moore, Capt. Barbour, Chief Officer H. L. Winslow of the Republic, and Mrs. Kirby,

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Why not make a trial? The cuisine consists of two Thornycroft Y; 12-comfortable; once you try you w ́ Mr. P. F. M. de Freitas, chief type marine motors and reveraing commend it to others. officer, Anhui, is on reserve.

gears, running on petrol, and de Mr. G. P. Cope, chief officer, Hutveloping 375 b.h.p. each, at 1,600, chow, is on Home leave.

These engines are Mr. E. R. Graham, from reserve, type

of the The etern is arranged with twin fitted

A spruce mast is housed in a steel has gone chief officer, Huichow.

to the well-known tunnels for the protection of the tabernacle on the forward deck for Thornycroft coastal Mr. P. Jenkins, second officer, The engines rotate in oppositely decked in fore and aft, with a support the wireless aerial,

motor boats. propellers. The boat, is complete flag signalling purposes, and to Fatshap, has gone

officer, directions, and are started up by raised steel casing.over

No Sinkiang.

the ma- means of small

sails are to be carried. The wire- horizontal-twin jebinery space, and a teak deck-less apparatus is housed in the for- Mr. E. J. Hankin, from reserve, engines at-the forward end. has gone second officer, Fatshaan.

house immediately aft of the engine- ward cabin, and has a patrol- Bulit of Oak Captain R. W. Bateman, of the. Leesang, is on reserve.

This deck-house, which can driven generator. As regards the construction of be clearly seen in the figure, is open transmitting range is about

The reliable the hull, the keel, hog, stem and at the after end, and is intended to miles. Mr. R. J. T. Hopkins, chief officer, after deadwood are of English oak. (serve as a shelter for the navigatora. Messro,

The vessel was launched at Tingsang, has gone master, Lee The timbers are steamed oak, and The steering gear is arranged with Thursday,

Thornycroft's yard on aang.

are closely spaced.

November The planking duplicate wheels on the same shaft. christening ceremony being per- 21, the is of double thickness mahogany. The main wheel is located in the formed by the Hon. Mrs. Forbes- the strakes being laid diagonally, deck-house, and the auxiliary wheel Sempill. with fabric soaked in marine glue aft.

room.

be the want of willing helpers. The association have been In- strumental in bringing this rescue to the notice of the Liverpool Ship- wreck and Humane Society, who have now awarded Captain Haugh- ton an illuminated vote of thanks as a tribute to his action.

A graphic story of the rescue was related by the crew

of the dredger on reaching Liverpool. It appears that one of the hawers broke when the dredger reached the Bar of the Mersey, and when the hawaer parted off Strumble Head at 4.15 a.m. the vessel was in a helpless condition. A violent gale was blowing, and the Brancker

Mr. E. J. Thomson, second offer, was rolling at an angle of 35 de-

Tingsang, is on reserve. grees. Captain Haughton received

Mr. G. Owens, from reserve, has a wireless message from Fish-

gone second officer, Tingsang.

When the latter wheel is in lald, between the two thickness. use, the forward shaft and wheel guard, informing him that the has gone extra second officer, Tuck-bull planking.

Mr. F. A. Maxwell, from reserve, The deck planking is similar to the may be disconnected by means of dredger was adrift and of the

All balta and other a clutch. perilous position in which the crew

fastenings are of non-ferrous The boat is electrically lighted Mr. J. H. Fayers, second engineer metal. were placed. Every effort was

Bilge kools are fitted to throughout, and there is an ele made to

officer, Sinklang, has gone second en reduce rolling. Iocate the distressed

The boat has a trically-driven capstan, a search- gineer officer, Changsha. vessel; the atmosphere was very

good shear and moderately full light, and line-throwing gun. The Mr. C. Bainbridge, second en-quarters, while the forward sections generating eet is housed in the hazy and the sea was pretty rough.gineer officer., Changsha, has gone have been given considerable fare. engine-room, and is petrol-driven. 31. About noon he located the dredger, second engineer officer, Sinklang. but the sea conditions made it im- possible for him to lower a boat or for a boat to leave the dredger in safety, Very skilfully the City of Lyons was manoeuvred about for two or three hours, and then, happily, the wind subsided, the visibility improved, and the four (Continued at foot of next Column.)

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Mr. G. Stewart, from reserve, has gone chief engineer officer, Shansi. Mr. A. Aitken, second engineer officer, Shuntian, has gone second engineer offéer Elnan.

Mr. A. C. Lameréses, second on- gineer officer, Whangpu, has gone second engineer óffeer, Shuntíen.

Mr. J. A. Duggan, from reserve, has gone second engineer, officer, Wanliu.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

British warships in port this morn ing wars:

In Basin of RN. Dockyard! "Tamar,"

"Sterling.” "Herald," "Petersfeld," "Iroquoia."

North Arm: Kent." West Wall:"Berwick."

In Dock: Moorhen," Bers

"No. 2 Buoys***Formen," No. 6. Busy Berapie."

No. 10 BuonCornflower." No. 11 Buoy "Magnolia." No. 12 Buoy Birdar.

No. 18 Huog "Thracian": Foreign men-o-war in port were!- Portuguese gunboat "Patria."""

Chinese gunboat Hal H US: gunboat Helena"

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