Emma · casualty
Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 166 · No. 935
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Form header
- Running number
- 935
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 11, Port of Wilmington, Del.
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D JUN 8 1920 ANS'D · 8 Jun 1920
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- RIVERSOTHER CAUSES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Emma · unrigged, American
- 6 · Official number
- 167449
- 3 · Tonnage
- 186
- 4 · Age or year built
- 1904
- 5 · Port registered
- Wilmington, Del.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Theo Devlin, Philadelphia
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Turney Transportation Co Philadelphia.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- June 30, 1919, 11 A.M.
- 24 · Locality
- Off Bordentown, N. J.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Philadelphia → Harbor
- 27 · Weather
- Clear Weather
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, One crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $6,500
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Improper loading caused lighter to capsize
26 · Cause, as written
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Signature
- Signed by
- H. H. Sheridan Sec · Sec
- Company or by
- Turney Transportation Co
- Date signed
- June 1, 1920
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- June 30, 1919, 11 A.M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American, unrigged, Emma
- 3 · Tonnage
- 186
- 4 · Age or year built
- 1904
- 5 · Port registered
- Wilmington, Del.
- 6 · Official number
- 167,449
- 7 · Master and residence
- Theo Devlin, Philadelphia
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Turney Transportation Co Philadelphia.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Philadelphia
- 10 · Bound for
- Harbor
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- One
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $6,500
- 15 · Value of cargo
- 1,000
- 16 · Cargo
- Gravel
- 17 · Deck load
- Yes
- 18 · Overladen
- Yes, on Stern
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 350 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $3,000
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Total
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $6,000
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- None
- 24 · Locality
- Off Bordentown, N. J.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Improper loading caused lighter to capsize
- 26 · Cause
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- 27 · Weather
- Clear Weather
- 28 · Measures taken
- —
- 29 · Assistance
- None
- 30 · Remarks
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