Hi, I recently read the following item in an on-line newspaper archive. Date of publication was June 1909. What would be the likely fate of the captain of this ship? Would he lose his captain's ticket? Would there have been an inquiry? Would he have been able to find work again as a sea captain? Jennifer. Western Star (Corner Brook, N.L.), 1909-06-16: " Geisha " a Total Loss

There almost certainly would have been an enquiry. Who ran the enquiry would depend on where the incident occurred. If say in the River Plate, it might be important to decide the exact site and the exact international frontier, as well as where international waters started. Then, was the Captain the holder of a Master's ticket from the UK [Board of Trade]. If a captain was censured by a foreign govt enquiry, the BoT would have held its own hearing to decide whether to uphold the verdict and, if thought necessary. Typical would be suspension of his 'ticket' for a fixed period. The outcome, as with anything legal, would depend on the events. If he ran a liner aground in good weather, with significant loss of life,and was drunk at the time, he would be lucky to get a job as an OS. If the censure was less, he might sail as a second mate on his 1st mate's ticket, unless the Board ruled otherwise. If he were British, and there was a BoT enquiry and report, this should be available. Regards Graham On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jennifer Murray <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > I recently read the following item in an on-line newspaper archive. Date > of publication was June 1909. What would be the likely fate of the captain > of this ship? Would he lose his captain's ticket? Would there have been an > inquiry? Would he have been able to find work again as a sea captain? > > Jennifer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Western Star (Corner Brook, N.L.), 1909-06-16: " Geisha " > a Total Loss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My Great Great Uncle was captain of a ship that sank (Captain Thomas Dunning) There was a Board of Trade inquiry and he was suspended for three months. The report of the Inquiry (1904) still exists Ros PS He may have been drunk at the time but no-one actually says so! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Read Sent: 11 November 2013 16:19 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MAR] What would be the fate of the captain of a ship that sank? There almost certainly would have been an enquiry. Who ran the enquiry would depend on where the incident occurred. If say in the River Plate, it might be important to decide the exact site and the exact international frontier, as well as where international waters started. Then, was the Captain the holder of a Master's ticket from the UK [Board of Trade]. If a captain was censured by a foreign govt enquiry, the BoT would have held its own hearing to decide whether to uphold the verdict and, if thought necessary. Typical would be suspension of his 'ticket' for a fixed period. The outcome, as with anything legal, would depend on the events. If he ran a liner aground in good weather, with significant loss of life,and was drunk at the time, he would be lucky to get a job as an OS. If the censure was less, he might sail as a second mate on his 1st mate's ticket, unless the Board ruled otherwise. If he were British, and there was a BoT enquiry and report, this should be available. Regards Graham On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Jennifer Murray <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > I recently read the following item in an on-line newspaper archive. > Date of publication was June 1909. What would be the likely fate of > the captain of this ship? Would he lose his captain's ticket? Would > there have been an inquiry? Would he have been able to find work again as a sea captain? > > Jennifer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Western Star (Corner Brook, N.L.), 1909-06-16: " Geisha " > a Total Loss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message