shaweishan The captain and crew of the Japanese steamer Satzuki Maru, which is aground off Shaweishan Island, at the mouth of the Yangtze River, arrived in Shanghai Thursday. The ship went aground about 35 miles NNW of the island on Saturday last at 12.30 p.m. The weather was foggy and an unexpected set in the current contributed to the diaster.
The ship, which was chartered by the Kailan Mining Administration, was proceeding from Chinwangtao with 1,850 tons of coal aboard. She left Chinwangtao on February 92. The crew was forced to abandon the vessel and she is now breaking This ship, a steel screw steamer, (2099 tons gross and 1299 tons net) was built at Sunderland in 1887 by J. L. Thompson. & Sons, being christened the Robert Harrowing. She was known as the Nanshan later when purchased by a Canton shipping company before becoming the Satsuki Maru. According to Lloyd's Register, the owners were Uyemura Yataro and the port of register was Kumikama. The captain's name is G. Katakama. The cargo was insured to a part of its value with the Yangtsze Insurance Association.
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