The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
THREE IuGSPJLL.
Steering Dsaf 80 iBadIg Twisted
eooIOaraie Mas no. BeiTswed
In--Miil Go On Drydock

Aided BY ithe Using tide and the eff
forts 81 three tugs, the Navajo, Iutre.
pid and Makaala, the British steamer
GooEgardie was pulled from bsr dan
EeIOus position 81 the reef 10 the Eva
SIDE 81 the hafbof entrance shortly af
lei iaidniekt on saturday night. The
steamer struck the resi- aBoat six hours
before and just as darkness was com
ing. r. 1''.sS- III" ~ ''
Z Although pulled sfroIR tie reef and
taken 10 q safe al hetaee Saturday
night, the ooolgardie was unable to
come into port until one n clock yes
tsrday, when she was tgwsd 10 by the
Intrepid, A. her stee5iR& gear was so
badly twisted she ecuid NOT. be op
Grated upon Der own power. -,
y Y What !, other damage, Pesides the
twisted steering gear. vas caused by
the steamer striking The reef will not
be kb6yR until ,after Her cargo is dis
charged and she Is placed on the In
ter Island drydoek, fOE, sp examination
of her bottom, sI ,JEtA - :
9oAS I,loyds sarysS VINE: made, by a
boIiyd. teonsisti9g ~ Melvin Simpson
iJebp Morehsad and Captain. Nadsen
Yesterday, after a diver. had .e8amined
the ships steering gear, which was re
ported to be in bad condition. The
survey was. only a preliminary, one and
no report has been submitted as to the
general condition Of the vessel, al.
though il is said she is not taking
water.
However, it has been learned that it
is considered necessary to drydock the
steamer for further examination.
Captain Is Mum
!. \. Thompson, captain of the Cool
! gNrdie. would not discuss the ships
I accident Yesterday.
The captain was unlucky and made
n mistake in bis calculations. He was
anxious to gain an entrance TO the Ho
nolulu harhor before DARK sums up
the waterfront comment upon the
| stranding Of the British vessel Even
sympathetic navigRtors are unable to
| hazard satisfactory explanation for
the accident.
Information gained from the ship =
officers and crew is that the captain
gave the order to lower away the an
| chOr just moment before the ship
struck. This was after the man at the
lead had song out regarding the dan
| gePOus lack of deep wafer over the
| point which the ship was passing.
There is also report that the sailor
making the soundings. lost his bal
nu"C. twisted his h"aN ing line and de-
| layed his final try too long to save
i l.
ThOnghtlcssnrss or lack Of rOmpTR.
hensiOn regarding the regulation for
a closed harbor during war time caused
some persons to believe the accident
| to the CO0lgardie was caused because
| a pilot did not go out to the steamer
in time to snve her from the reef.
Harbor Was Closed
Honolulu harhOr is closed from sun.
! down to sunup and pilots are not per-
mitted TO board vessels. except during
the daylight hours, and it was after
JsnndOwn and nearly dusk when the
C0Olgardie went ashore
Another war time regulation usually
! enforced is that vessels which do not
reach the haTbor by daylight must re-
main fully ten miles Of shore during
the night they arrive near Oahu.
There is considerable calculation ~
the form of guesses, but 20 definite in.
formation, as 10 whether the owners
I of the tugs which aided the COolgardiS
viii drmaud salvage or merely, com
pensation for their services. This will
[ probably be- decided When the extent
| of the ships damages Is ascertained
and by a board of arbitration.
! The Intrepid is controlled by tbs
Mats"D Navigation Company ,aAa The
Makanla by The Oahu Shipping Com
Psny. The naval tug will have nc
claim
It il asserted that the CoOlgardii
was not ia great danger while she wal
| on the reef.