So far-as is known she must have struck the Hsin Kong almost bow on, for the Tatsuno. Maru was very slightly damaged by the impact, She immediately have to and offered stance, while the Hsin Kong settled rapidly. Boats from the Tatsuno Maru were lowered, and the passengers. and crew of the Chinese wese] abandoned the ship in them and the Hsin Kong's own boats, A. call for a salvage vessel to prevent the Hsin Kong's sinking was sent out, but a very few minutes later it was realised that it was impossible to save the vessel, and another message cancelling this request followed.
The D.K.K.S. Tientsin Maru was. in the vicinity at the time of the collision and reached the scene ten minutes Inter, She lowered her boats to assist in the rescue, but they were unneeded. Several' pas sengers and the crew of the Hsin Kong were, however, transferred to the Tientsin Maru and taken on to Dairen.
The Hsin Kong was commanded by Captain E. 'M, Hansen, a Nor~ wegian, and one of the veteran skippers of the company. She also carried two other qualified foreign officers, A. J. Kalnin, chief officer, and 0. Tekehorskey, acting chief engineer, Mr. W. G. Took, her chief engineer, had to: be taken to hospital just before the ship left Shanghai, and he passed away on July" 21 The Hsin Kong was built in Shanghai by the Shanghai Dock Engineering Ca, in 1906, and was of 2.146 gross tonnage. She carried 9 crew of about 100 persons—40 to manage the vessel and about 00 under the compradore,
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