Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-16
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CRITICIZED
BY BOARD

In compliance with the request Of
the Togo Kisen Kaislla Steamship
Company that the board Of harbor
commissioners submit 8 definite re-
port with regard to the company's al
Legations that the Tenyo Maru. while
being In charge Of Pilot Captain ].
C.. Lorenzen, suffered damage In Ho.
nolulu harbor July IL. Commissioner
Wakefield submitted his findings at q
meeting OF the board yesterday.
These findings were prepared from
testimony brought out at recent
meeting of the board. al which time
Captain Lorenzen and Captain Bent
of the Tenyo, gave evidence.
The findings of Wakefield were q
criticism of Captain Lorenzen to
some extent, but an amendment to
the report served to put these crit.
.cisms in a miIder form. Copies Of
the findings will be sent to Castle &
Cooke, agents for the T. X. K. and to
Captain Lorenzen. The findings fol.
low:
AT special meeting Of the board
of harbor commissioners held Monday
September %, 1913. the following Off
GERS were examined by the chairman
end members of the board OF harboE
commissioners relative to the steam
ship Tenyo Maru striking bottom which
leaving the harbor of Honolulu july
18th, 1913. the pilot being In charge
Capt. ]. G. Lorenzen. pilot: Captain
Bent, steamship Tenyo Maru: chief
second and third officers (Japanese)
The findings of the board Of harboT
commissioners are as follows:
Il. That In maneuyering to leave
the harbor Pilot Lorenzen took the
steamship Tenyo Maru too close tc
the western side Of the harbor;
"a That Captain Bent called the
pilots attention to the fact that the
ship was in dangerous position and
urged him to back up the harbor;
"S. That in moving from the posi-
ton above named the steamship Ten,
20 Maru struck her starboard side on
the rock fiji which forms the founda
ton Of the retaining wall:
"a. That Pilot Lorenzen was moi
frank in his statements; but admits
that although not feeling the impact
himself, he understood at the time
from the actions Of Captain Bent as
being to the effect that the vessel had
touched bottom.
IS. That Captain Bent promptly no.
titled Pilot Lorenzen the vessel had
touched bottom;
IS. That the first officer, on duty
On the foreeastle, notified Captain
Bent the vessel had touched, and re-
ported the exact time Of the occur.
renee 49,
II That the second and third oiiic-
ers, on duty on bridge, observed the
vessel had touched, and Immediately
reported the fact to Captain Bent
g. In view of the foregoing state
ments, all of which were fully sub
Stimulated and corroborated by the
evidence presented to the board OF
harDor commissfone that the steam
ship Tenyo Maru struck the loose
rock foundations of the retaining wall
on the western side Of the harbor OF
Honolulu when leaving port on the
afternoon Of July IL, 1918, the ship
beng then in charge of Pilot Captain
j. C. Lorenzen.r
The steamship company asked for
a definite report on the question. for
until the responsibility was placed in
surance on the vessel could not be ad.
iusted. The company informed the
harbor commissioners, through the
local agents, that an examination of
the hull by divers at Yokohama dis
closed plates dented and partially rip
ped away, due. they alleged. to the
vessel touching bottom here p