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Collision in the Penarth Roads - A Cardiff-laden Steamer Sunk - 'On Saturday night, shortly after high water, the steamer Mourne, coal-laden for Dublin, which left the West Bute Dock on that evening's tide, collided with the inward bound Norwegian barque Morgenqry. By the impact the steamer, which, it is stated, was struck amidships and cut down to the water's edge. speedily filled and sank, while the barque, which received considerable damage to her stem, was run on to the East Mud. The crew of the Mourne, including the captain, were rescued by a Liverpool tug, and her engineers by a Cardiff pilot-boat, all being subsequently landed safely at the Pier-head. Cardiff, the crew of the Norwegian barque remaining on board. On Sunday at low water the funnel and mast of the steamer were visible, and an attempt to raise her will probably be made early this week. The Morgenqry will, after temporary repairs have been effected. probably enter dry dock for an overhaul.' - Evening Express [135] [361] 19th December 1898.
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Collision in Cardiff Roads - Steamer Sunk and Barque Damaged - 'A disastrous collision occurred about 10 o'clock on Saturday night in that portion of the Road-stead known as Cardiff Sands between the coasting steamer Mourne and the Norwegian barque Morgenqry. The steamer left the West Bate Dock on the same night's tide, bound for Dublin, and the barque was being towed into Cardiff by a Liverpool tug.
The night was thick, but not dense. No one seems to be quite clear as to the immediate cause of the collision. It seems that the tug was using a pretty long rope to the barque, and the steamer took a course between the two, with the result that she fouled the tow rope. This brought the steamer and barque into violent collision, the barque striking the steamer stem on amidships. The tow rope broke, and the tug got away clear.
It was soon seen that the position of the steamer was extremely critical, as huge volumes of water rushed in through the great gap made in her side, and the position of the barque was little less precarious. The tug stood by, and so did a pilot boat. As the steamer was fast settling down the captain and crew, without attempting to save any of their belongings, lost no time, in quitting her. The tug took the crew off, and the pilot cutter the engineers.
The steamer went down immediately afterwards. The barque, which had her bows terribly gashed about, was run on to the East Mud. The barque is about 700 to 800 tons burthen, and the steamer about 200 tons, and this accounts of course for the severe damage sustained by the steamer. The funnels of the latter were visible at low water on Sunday, and Mr W. H. Tucker made preparations for raising her if possible. Two tugs - the Salvor and the Lady Salisbury - went out on last night's tide for this purpose. The barque will be patched up on the Mud, and then docked. Fortunately no one was injured. The Mourne was a regular trader to Cardiff, being chiefly engaged in the potato trade.' - South Wales Echo [163] [361] 19th December 1898. |
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The iron hulled, single screw, general cargo coaster, 'Mourne', was launched during April 1894 at the Merksworth Works of J. Fullerton & Company of Paisley. She was of 228 gross and 70 net register tons being 125.0 ft. long x 20.1 ft. breath x 9.5 ft. draft. Whilst on a voyage from Cardiff with coal bound for Dublin she collided on 17th December 1898 with the Norwegian barque 'Morgengry' and sank in Penarth Roads. She was later raised and rebuilt. She met her fate in September 1933 when she foundered six miles south-east of St. Anthony's Lighthouse whilst on a voyage from Par to Runcorn with a cargo of china clay. Many thanks to Clyde Built Ships [425] and for the image, courtesy of Old Ship Picture Galleries. [847]
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Judgement in a Local Shipping Case - Important Decision - 'In Re the Morgengry and Blackcock — On Tuesday Mr. Justice Bucknill, in the Admiralty Division of the High Court, gave his reserved judgment on this motion by the Mourne Steamship Company, the owners of the steamer Mourne, of Belfast, for an order that the sum of £855 5s. 10d., the proceeds of the sale of the Norwegian barque Morgengry, be paid out to them.
The Mourne Steamship Company brought an action against the owners of the Morgengry and the owners of the tug Blackcock, of Cardiff, in respect of a collision between the Mourne and the Morgengry (in tow of the Blackcock at the time), and in the first instance the President of the Admiralty Division gave judgment against the Morgengry by default, and ordered the vessel to be sold, and the proceeds, £855 odd. to be brought into court.
Later Mr. Justice Bucknill, in the action against the Blackcock, held both the Mourne and the Blackcock to blame for the collision. The plaintiffs were, therefore, under their second judgment entitled to a moiety of the damages the Mourne had sustained, amounting to £2,115. and they claimed to be also entitled to £855 5s. 10d. under the judgment of the learned president.
Mr. Justice Bucknill, in giving judgment, said there was no doubt that by virtue of the judgment of the Lord President the plaintiff were entitled to recover the proceeds of the sale of the Morgengry so long as the sum, when added to the damages they were entitled to receive under the second judgment did not exceed the amount of damages the Mourne had sustained in the collision. Otherwise the owners of the Blackcock would be let off "scot free," although she had been held partly to blame. He would, therefore, order £855 10s. 5d. to be paid out of court to the plaintiffs, with costs.' - Evening Express [135] [361] 12th August 1899.
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