Captain Carl Josefsen, master of the tug Saucy, was called. He stated that he had held a Norwegian master's certificate since 1897 and had been employed by the Tug Lighter Ca. for over 26 years, during which time he had gained lot of experience of the river and its approaches. The Saucy was a 570-ton salvage tug with a speed of about 11 knots and engines about 1,800 H. P. Half speed would be about seven or eight knots through the water.
He had left Shanghai at 3.50 p.m. on the afternoon of March 23 for Foochow, and had gone at full speed to Woooung. Outside he ha: slackened speed owing to the poor ibility, the heavy rains coming head on, and the darkness when night descended. He had noted that the tide was at the ebb, as the Tungsha Lightship was facing Woosung when he passed, and remarked that after the collision the junk and tug%drifted in a direction which proved it.
is course was S. 51 E. when he sighted the junk's lights about two cables ahead. He had thought they were the lights of the junk at anchor, as there were so many, and ordered his helm to starboard to ive her a good clearance. Shortly afterwards he noticed that the three lights of the junk which had been at first almost in line were spread out, meaning that the junk was not at anchor and had changed her course. He then put his helm' hard astarboard and ordered full speed astern. He blew two blasts: on his whistle, and three more: blasts when he saw a collision was. inevitable, The time was about 9 pam. and he was on the upper bridge with the boatswain on the lower bridge. He heard shouts from the junk just before the
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