Investigation by Naval Court of Inquiry: Several Causes for Accident Naval Court of Inquiry assembled at the British Consulate-
General on Tuesday to investigate the circumstances surrounding the stranding of the China Navigation Company's str. Sunning on March 14, 'The Sunning had left Shanghai for Amoy and Hongkong on March 14 and stranded—on'
Button Island at 7 p.m. the same day. She was refloated by 8.21 p.m, without outside assistance and returned to Shanghai under her own steam with but minor injuries to the plates and frames, which did not affect the safety of the vessel. The inquiry was called at the request of the ship's master, Capt, George D. 8, Mills, "It-Cdr, B, ft. Wingfield of H. M.S. Woodlark, acted as President of the Court, the other members being Mr. Allan Archer, 0.0.8, H. il. Shipping Vice-Consul' at Shanghai: Capt. C.D, Logie, master _of the str. "Larchbank; and Capt. W. 'P. Baker, master of the str. Tingsang. Paymaster-It. Best of H M.S, Bee acted as Clerk of the Court, Mr, R. G. McDonald. of Messrs, Teesdale, Newman & Me-Donald, appeared for Captain Mill Mr. R. F.C, Master of Messrs. White-Cooper & Ca. appeared for! Mr. Thatcher, second officer of the 'Sunning, both counsel acting on instructions from the China Coast Officers' Guild. Mr. Lipson Ward watched the case in behalf of the. owners, Capt. Mills, a seaman of 46 years, experience, stated that out the evening of March 14 ho left the bridge in charge of the second officer, Mr. Thatcher, an experienced officer, ince he had been on the bridge, for seven hours
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