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HIGHLAND HOPE..
SOME LESSONS OF THE DISASTER.
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ense is of the utmost significance. It was disclosed at the Inquiry that the captain was 75 years of age; it was also disclosed that he was serving in a company which had no pension scheme for the benefit of its seafaring per- sonnel. None will deny that a master mariner who has attain. ed such an advanced age has served the shipping industry and the nation sufficiently long to en- title him to rest and comfort on
The Highland Hope, a new steamer of 14,129 tons, whose hull and cargo
to are stated have been insured for approxim- ately £800,000, went ashore the Portuguese Coast on Novem-shore during his declining years. ber 19, 1930, and subsequently Those faNiliar with conditions became a total wreck. The Bri- and traditions in the Merchant tish shipping industry, which Navy will appreciate the natural reluctance of junior officers to contributes so largely to the "in- visible exports of Britain, lost stiticise the navigation of a cup- an efficient unit and the nation tain of such age and experience. was thus the poorer in its strug- gle to maintain its economic British marine The ! position.
underwriting industry lost ap- proximately £800,000. In the in-
of all interests in vessel of this value, practically com- every marine insurance pany and every marine under- writer is directly or indirectly in- terested.
surance
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submit it is a council of per- fection to suggest that it is the duty of young officers to question the wisdom and judgment of a man old enough to be their grand- father..
The Court considered that the owners cannot be absolved from all blame for this casualty in that they employed as master of their ship a man whose age was such that he could not reasonably be expected, to withstand the men- tal and physical strain involved in commanding a large and fast passenger vessel, and it is satis- factory to note that while the major blame was laid technically upon the shoulders of the unfor- tunate aged captain, that the Press in its editorial comments showed clearly the public senti- ment and placed the severity of its criticism upon the shoulders of others. While the papers and the general public and writers were obviously surprised at the disclosures made in this case, seagoing officers and other readers of the Nautical Maga- zine were only too well aware of the fact that comparatively few shipping companies grant pen- their captains, navigating and sions or retiring allowances to
that reforms are long overdue, engineer officers, It is obvious and it is not to the credit of the British shipping industry that some other nations have found it possible to lead the way which Britain has not yet followed.
under
ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Friday, May 15. Chengtu, British str., 1,338 tons,
Captain W. L. Thomas, from Canton, Taikoo Dock.-B. & S. Feng Lee, Chinese str., 1.259 tons,
Captain Yamají, from Amoy, buoy No. C1.-Loong Tai Hong. Gustav Diederichsen, Danish str.,
1,352 tons, Capt. · J. Jacobsen, | from Singapore, buoy No. C6. -Jebsen & Co.
Haldis,
British str.. 1,144 tons, Capt. W. Lee, from Keelung,
buoy No. C8Wo Fat Sing.
Kame, British str., 725 tons. Capt.
L. Beer, from Saigon, buoy No. C5.-Williamson & Co. Konsan Maru, Japanese str., 1,558
tons. Captain T. Kotake, from Canton, buoy No. B20.-D.K.K. Kat Sang, British str., 3,443 tons,
Capt, W. A. Balch, from Sin- gapore, Kowloon Wharf.-J. M. & Co. Nicoline Maersk, Danish str., 2,531 from tons. Capt. O. Hansen. Shanghai, buoy No. A3.-Jeb- sen & Co. Ravnefjell, Norwegian str., 1,420 tons, Capt. B. Ribaskog, from Canton, buoy No. B26.Dod- well & Co.
Saturday, May 16
tons, Borneo. British str., 1,297
Captain R. A. Prichard, from Saigon, buoy No. 818-Wo Fat Sing. Cracovia. Italian str., 4,566 tons,
Capt. H. Leds, from Shanghai, buoy No. A4.-Dodwell & Co.
tong, Groningen, Dutch str., 725
Capt. J. II. Kop, from Tamsui, North Point Wharf.-A.P.C.
tons, Halvard, British str., 1,217
Capt. A. Hall, from Canton,
• Stonecutters Anchorage. Wo
Fat Sing. Hydrangea, British str., 561 tons, Captain P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.— Chiu On S.S. Co. Kaiapo, British str., 1,247 tona,
Capt. Boldwin, from Campha Port, buoy No. C6.-William- son & Co. Kashima Maru, Japanese str., 6:147
tone, Capt. T. Takeda, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf.- N.Y.K. Kronviken, Norwegian str., 1,579 tons, Capt. T. Kvamme, from Canton, Yaumati Anchorage.--- Wallem & Co.
The officer personnel of this Service as a whole suffered in prestige as the reading public is not so concerned with the techni- cal deaths of the loss as with the fact that a casualty occurred, writes William H. Coombs, Mas- ter Mariner. in the Nau- tical Magazine. The loss of the Highland Hope affect- ed, temporarily at any rate, the employment of over 154 offi- cers and seamen at a time when unemployment is tragically severe. A Court of Inquiry was held in London and the captain's certificate was auspended for six months, a professional disaster to an experienced officer who had served the sea for over 60 years. The bright spot in an unfor- tunate affair is the finding of the Court to the effect that the organisation for abandoning ship reflected great credit on the chief and other officers in successfully launching the boats in a short space of time and thus affecting the safety of over 500 souls. The fourth officer was specially, com- mended for his gallantry and efficiency. A case such as that The days of legitimate oppor- of the Highland Hope is espe-tunity of making fortunes at sea cially important to every certifi- have long since passed; salaries cated officer both from his own have unfortunately become individual standpoint and also | standardised (at any rate for the from his position as an officer in time being) at a level at which the nation's most vital economic it is practically impossible for Service the Merchant Navy. officers to save sufficiently to Events at the Inquiry abundant-provide adequately for their re- ly proved the necessity of adetirement. It is understood that quate legal protection; the second the monthly salary of the chief and fourth officera were mem- officer was only £28 10s. not bers of the "Navigators" and an excessive emolument for the complete arrangements were second in command of nigh upon made for their protection imme- | £1,000,000. The well-being of diately the news of the strand- the Merchant Navy and the main-Sancho Maru, Japanese str., ing reached London. The chief tenance of a thoroughly sound officer was a member of no pro- efficient officer personnel is tective organisation, and the matter of national concern, and third officer stated in Court that until such time as the profes-Shantung, British str., 1,588 tons, he was a member of a Society | sion of the sea is made more which had informed him that secure and attractive there will they did not copsider it necessary be the danger of decline. for him to be legally represented. Early in the proceedings at the Board of Trade Inquiry, the pre- siding magistrate atated that he was concerned that two officers appeared to be not represented and stated that it was desirable that they should be represented; the barrister who appeared for the second and fourth was good enough to watch the interests of the chief and third until such time as other arrangements had been made.
From the wider standpoint of the Service, the Highland Hope
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Nansenville, Norwegian str. 3.529
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tons, Capt. H. Wergeland, from Amoy, buoy A16-Thoresen & Co.
American President Hayes,
0,195 tona, Capt. O. A. Pierson, from New York and Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf.-Dollar S.S. Line. President Madison, American str,
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6941 tons, Captain M. Teuge, from Keelung, Yaumati Anchorage. -M.B.K.
Capt. J. S. G. Brown, from Canton, buoy No. 33.-B. & S. Suiyang, British str., 1,694 tone, Capt. Robinson, from Swatow, buoy No. B20.-B. & 3.
It is the opinion of many that at the termination of the Great War the financial position of the shipping industry and the know- ledge and gratitude of the public- was such that a sound pension scheme properly laid before the "powers that be" would have re ceived the most favourable con- Eideration, The fact remains that no general pension scheme Foo. Lee, Chinese str., 859 is in existence today, and it is obvious that the task of its achievement is possibly more difficult at the present than ever before. The writer is confident, however, that it is capable of proof that the. institution of, a contributory pension scheme, to which shipowners and officers can mutually contribute, would, even in these times of depres sion, be a matter of real economy; that the nation as the whole ship- ping and allied industries would benefit is beyond dispute. It may interest readers to know that the Officers (Merchant Navy) Federation, after several years of close study and research, has drafted a scheme which it pro- poses to submit for the considera- tion of other organisations inter ested in the welfare of Britain's Merchant Navy, and it is hoped. that the favourable consideration of shipowners will be forthcom- ing; it is further hoped that the co-operation of the Government through the Board of Trade will be obtainable.
Toyooka Maru, Japanese str., 4,888
tons, Capt. I. Tominaga, from A7.- Shanghai, buoy No. N.Y.K.
Waishing, British str., 1,170 tons,
Capt. A. Sinclair, from Canton, 'buoy No, B22.-J. M. & C.
Sunday, May 17.
tons, Capt. M. Tanita, from Canton,: buoy No. C3.-Shun Tai Hong. Fooshing, British str., 1,423 tons,
Capt. 3. O. Mitford, from Can-: ton, buoy No. B1.-J. M. & Co. Golden Mountain, American str.,
3,729 tons, Capt. H. B. Hansen, from Manila, Laichikok An- chorage-States S.S. Co. Halching, British atr., 1,863 tons.
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Capt. E. Walker, from Foochow Amoy and Swatow, Douglas Wharf-Douglas S.S. Co. Hirundo, Norwegian str., 1,125 tons,
Captain J. A. Pedersen, from Swatow, buoy No. C6.-There sen & Co. Kwal Sang, British str., 1,485 tons, Capt. M. Costello, from Swa- tow, West Point Whart.-J. M. & Co.
yuan
On, Chinese str., 1.116 tone, Capt. 0. Soovik, from Canton, C.M.S.N.. Wharf C.M.S.N. & Co.
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