Accidents and Incidents 

Log book entries:

 

21.02.1911

Hakin Point

Carried away channel plate, split rail and damaged bulwarks.  Cause - ran into by smack 'Rosy' of Ramsgate.

    James Farr (Skipper)

    R. Wonnacott (Cook)

[ See letter below. ]

 

20.09.1912

10 miles ENE of Lundy

William Jarrod, age 16, Cook; British, born Ipswich, residing Hakin.

Severe scalds on face, arms and body.  Cause - boiler leaking into fire box.

    Richard Job (Skipper)

[ See newspaper article below. ]

 

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Copy of letter:

 

                                                                            c/o Hellings & Co.,

                                                                                        Docks, Milford Haven.

                                                                10th June 1911

To the Superintendent, Merchant Marine, Milford Haven.

 

Sir,

 

    In reference to my taking the boy Wonnacott as cook on board the fishing smack "Triumph", I could not get another cook at the time.  My owner, Peter Hancock, got this boy for me, and I took him, quite ignorant of the fact that I was not allowed to take him until the age of sixteen.

    I have been made aware of the fact by the Superintendent of Milford Haven, and I am very sorry to have made such an error, which you will see quite ignorance on my part, by the log book stating the boy's age at the time of the agreement as fourteen.

    Sir, I will be more careful another time, and enquire at the Customs before doing such a thing again.  From

    Yours faithfully,

            James Farr,

                                                        Skipper of the fishing smack "Triumph".

 

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 25th September 1912:

 

    The fishing smack "Triumph", belonging to Messrs. S. I. Hancock and Sons, arrived in Dock at 11 o'clock on Friday night, with the cook apprentice, William Garwood, 17 years of age, suffering from severe injuries.  Whilst at sea, an accident occurred to the steam boiler, and the steam escaped with the result that the young man Garwood was badly scalded on his face, arms and abdomen.  The vessel was also rendered helpless to heave in her fishing gear, owing to the loss of steam.  Another fishing smack went to her assistance, and they managed to get the gear aboard.  She then set sail for home.

    On Saturday morning it was found necessary to send the injured lad in the ambulance car to Haverfordwest Infirmary.  The young fellow is not local, but a native of Ipswich.

 

 

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