["The Loss of the Waratah", The West Australian, Saturday 25 February 1911, page 11]
THE LOSS OF THE WARATAH.
PRESS COMMENTS.
London, Feb. 23.
The "Globe," commenting upon the verdict of the Court of Marine Inquiry in connection with the loss of the Blue Anchor liner Waratah, remarks:--"The fault must have lain in a hidden defect. The Court was clearly of opinion that all the facts were not revealed. It would be remarkable if with a vessel of a new type the captain's correspondence with the owners contained only trivial details. The Court's remark that the inference is unfavourable to the owners is a very severe censure upon which comment is unnecessary."
The "Shipping Gazette" states:--"While the Court apparently believes that the owners' evidence was less complete than it might have been, it must be remembered that the owners in such cases are facing a position of considerable difficulty for there is always the question of legal responsibility to be considered. It was, perhaps, inevitable that the inquiry would have a somewhat in definite result; but it is impossible to suppose that, however inconclusive the judgment, the moral of the case will be altogether lost to naval architects, ship builders, and shipowners."
