THE CLANRANALD WRECK.
MARINE BOARD INQUIRY.
THE CAPTAIN’S CONDITION. United Press Association, Copyright. ADELAIDE, Feb. 4. y The Marine lip ar cl inquiry into the wreck of the Clauranald has opened. Mr. Rose, chief officer,, handed in a report that the vessel had suddenly listed to about 45 degrees and became uimavigable. She was allowed to drift inshore to within a mile of the land, when, the starboard anchor was let go in about 13 fathoms. Eventually No. 5 hatch started, and was washed adrift. The vessel set down on her broadside and sank stern first.
He had no idea what caused the ship to list over and eventually founder. Examined by the president, witness said the ship was on the bottom the day before leaving port. She had a list of three or four degrees to the starboard on leaving. When the pilot left the ship the captain asked witness to look after the. navigation as he was not well. Pressed on the point,, witness said he thought the captain had been drinking heavily. There was no indication that the vessel struck anything. He with the second officer and a Jascar tried to clear a boat in which the captain had been placed, but it ..JLDuled the rigging, and they had to abandon the attempt. The vessel had no collapsible boats or service rafts. The best behaviour obtained among the officers .and crew. The president : What- was the captain doing? Witness: We found him lying on the floor of the cabin, in a dazed condition. Evidently the sudden list had jerked him out of his bunk. He w r as sensible, but seemed frightfully weak. We helped him on deck and put him inside the boat abreast his cabin. ITc was too wea'k to take command. Witness believed the vessel would have ridden through hut for the hatch coming off and Jetting the ivater below. All the boats were free when the steamer sank. He could only account for the accident by the vessel being top heavy in the seaway through carrying 70 tons of coal on the turret deck.
The inquiry was adjourned. A diver has been despatched to examine tho hull of the sunken steamer.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2418, 5 February 1909, Page 5
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368THE CLANRANALD WRECK. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2418, 5 February 1909, Page 5
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