Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 3 | Vestris Heads Incompetent, Probers State

HEADS y 4 J t G fRS SIAn 4 V YORK Dec 7 AP The AP The reports of the British and American nautical advisors at a federal commissioners commissioners' commissioners commissioners' com corn missioners' missioners Investigation ot of the sink sink- the British liner V agree 1 that the officers of or the Yes vessel l were Incompetent Although they differ In tone ton that of Captain J E E. A. A Jessop U. U S. S N. N retired being uncompromising and s Severe ere while that of ot Capt Captain ln Henry I I of the Cunard Line be- be 3 more restrained both declare should have been bce sent out s spa 1 flours ours earlier a and d that the off off i- i cers frs did not hot take proper steps to 6 sp Jo the s safety fety of the passengers v Captain McConkey tempered his criticism of ot Captain William J. J Carey Garey who went down clown with his ship by calling at attention to the caps cap- cap long service arid and perfect record rec- rec s f ord odd odd- oddlie lie He said there might have been i i r reasons tons which the tM inquiry had not brought out which led the captain tc t delay his SOS and awl urged with- with folding biding Judgment on the captain un- un I 0 t ti a v could be made by the theM M British board of trade I Captain Jessop however did not I fp Captain Carey nor other officers oi- oi I sere cers In his charge of inefficiency end Jd bad sea practice holds no Incidents to tomy m my knowledge to compare with the incompetence il and sheer stupidity of this exhibition o h I said the evidence e seemed to tofi fi enow ow that the crew would have been competent if it they had been led but they had rio no no leadership Captain Jessop made a number o cig ti Suggestions for more more stringent r regulations to safeguard ships l at sea soa I