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BRITISH SHIPS NOT OVER-LOADED,

RESULT OF RECENT INQUIRY.

INTERNATIONAL LOAD-LINE ENFORCEMENT NEEDED.

there recently appeared the follow- ing articles on the overloading of ships, written by Sir Archibald Hurd, managing editor of that journal:-

the effec

In the Shipping World (London) | commended that provision, should; The committee add that

be made on an international basis tive manner in which the law is to allow such vessels under certain observed in British ports is, in conditions to baro special load-

great measure, due to the general recognition by shipowners, cargo lines permitting their deeper i-

owners, and underwriters, that So overloading in such mersion. circumstances is not as venal as in strict" observance of the loadline is essentially good business," and ac- others.

cordingly British ships have been built to be worked to the best ad- vantage on that basis."

The statements which were made some time ago as to British shipa being frequently overloaded, to the danger of the lives of the officers and men, has led to a very scarch- ing inquiry, undertaken by the shipowners themselves. They were satisfied that, in their own interests, the truth of these allegations had to be exposed, for if such practices were common it meant. that some shipowners, by ignoring the law, were gaining no mean advantage The over those who obeyed it. larger the cargo carried the greater the profit, the unfortunate under- writer bearing the loss in case of disaster. So the Merchant Ship ping Advisory Committee set out to discover the facts. The report which has been prepared is a re- markable document, and it is re- assuring, since it shows that the evil, even in foreign ships, is not as general as was stated, and that British shipownert generally have too rauch regard to their own in- terests, as well as the lives of their crews, to attempt to break the law. As a result of the agitation of Mr. Samuel Plimsoll in the 'Seren ties, it has for many years been an offence to load British ships below what is known as the Plimsoll line," and Government inspectors are always on the look-out at the large ports in the British Isles to see that the law is obeyed, while from time to time they visit the smaller ports for the same pur рове.

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Another thing to be noted is that the ships which overloaded have not been passenger vessels, but tramps. Fifty of the total re ported as ove baded were under 500 tons. Of these the larger num ber were vessel of about 200 to 350 tons. Apart from them, there were seven vessels of between 500 and 1,000 tons, three of between 1,000 and 1,500 tons, and seven of 1,000 tona and over, of which two vessels of about 8,000 tons were reported the for overloading coal from United States during the coal stoppage, whe coal had to be raced across to Atlantic. Indeed, for the most part, overloading was confined to ships carrying coal; most of the other's had timber cargoes.

The Loss of the Vestris and Eastney.

over-

An International Agreement. Though the result of this inquiry is consolatory, British shipowners, conscious of their responsibiltiea, are not satisfied with the present ennditions. In their view loading is bad business-an attempt to gain an unfair advantage over those who respect the lat apart from the danger to life which may be involved. Their hope is to acc overloading made impossible by international agreement, uniformly and strictly enforced. all the ports of the world, large and small. it will not be sufficient if an inter- national loadline is adopted, as there is reason to, believe it will be adopted in no long time, for shipping opinion, throughout the In order to check the conclusions world supports such action, Ast based on these statistics, an ex- the committee remark," an inter- amination was made of the ship national loadline is the essential casualty returns. the assumption primary step in the establishment being that the official inquiry which of any effective worldwide meatures takes place whenever a vessel is for the prevention of overloading." last at sea would reveal any great and an international agreement on abuse of the logdline.. It was found loadline entails the infernational that the number of vessels of 100 adoption of measures to enforce ob tons grossover registered in servance of the loadline and the the Unitedgdon which were establishment of national systems reported missing or foundered at of inspection or other means to see sen, during 1926, 1927, and 1928 that ships do not overload. An 32. international agreement, it is orged, while carrying cargo, was These losses occurred on all voyages should provide for equality of treat of ships so registered is all parts ment of all ships in the ports of of the world, and not merely on all the Convention countries. Pro- voyages to and from British ports. vision is made in the International Formal investigations were held Convention of 1839 for the safety Theof life at sea, for the issue of safety into eight of these losses. Court found that the Eastney and certificates to vessels which comply the Fostris had been overloaded, with the terms of that Convention. was inflicted These certificates cover all the and punishment

In the other essential matters for the safety of heavy punishment.

on other six cases, there was no question of passenger ships and deal with the overloading. Of the remaining 24 wireless requirements cases two were apparently over ships. "An international loadline loaded, though the eivdence was certificate would cover the remain- not conclusive. It thus appearing essential safety requirements that in these three years 32 British for the cargo ship as a ship, and vessels were reported missing ora. complete international, agree- foundered, and four of these were ment for loadlines and the pre- vention of overloading would estab overloaded.

The Ocial Records, What has this investigation re- vealed? In the first place, the official records have shown that in three years to the end of 1928 over- loading in the ports of the British Isles was reported in the case of British ships in 16 instances out of about 229,000 voyages in foreign trade, and in 23 instances out of about 260,000 voyages in the coast- ing trade. In other words, over- loading of British ships in these ports was reported once in 14,000 voyages in the foreign trade, and once in 11,000 voyages in the coast ing trade of this country. So far

These conclusions have been checklish an almost complete inter- as foreign vessels are concerned, the records show that overloading ed by the Census of Seamen re-national system for safety of life at This census shows that on sea on all vessels so far as such was reported is 84 instances out turns. of about 14,000 voynges in the March 31 of the three years, 1926, matters call for international re-. foreign trade of the British Isles: 1927, and 1099, there were approxi-gulation."

The stage has thus been set for mately 4,000 British sen trading that is that foreign ships were re. ported as overloaded once in every vessels employed. Assuming that a world-wide agreement which will 1.800 voyages. Twenty-six out of the average voyage from one port render overloading so serious an to another is one week, the total offence-punishable in the last re- these foreign ships carried deck

to imprisonment-that the cargoes of timber, loaded in Scan- number of voyages would be 600,000.sort dinavian ports, and a timber cargo That is probably an underestimate, most dishonest shipowner of any is recognised as less objectionable the committee consider, as it in-nationality will hesitate to infringe than any other cargo, as timber cludes coasting voyages, but, mak- the international law, while officers floaté. Some foreign countriesing an allowance for a large error and men will be in a position to already bave regulations providing in either direction, "the inference check any abuses which may escape that ships carrying timber may load is clear that the casualty returns the attention of the Government more deeply than. ships carrying do not support the suggestion that inspectors, whose duty it will be to other cargo. The Sandere Loadline British ships are in fact endanger see that ships are not loaded below

the mark." ed by undetected overloading."

LANE CRAWFORD'S Committee in its recent report re-

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European Mail: --Inward: Europe via Biberia (Taiyo Maru), Tides High 7.22 am and 9.51 p.m.; Low, 12.43 am and 2.53 p.m.

Wednesday. (July 9.) Queen's Theatre: "Happy Days." Central Theatre: The Cocoa nuts."

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Majestic Theatre: Valley of the Giants"

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