Yita Commission
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IE "Joyita" disaster was caused because a pipe in the cooling system broke, flooding the vessel. is was the finding of the Commission of Iry which sat in Apia in February. Its t was tabled in the New Zealand House Representatives on April 13. The Com on dismissed the "fanciful stories that circulating at the time of the disaster". : was no evidence of mass murder, lised looting, attack by foreign vessels, rspouts or submarine explosion. ; Commission made a number or criticisms luding criticism of the lack of life-saving ment and of Captain T. H. Miller for g to ensure that "Joyita" was capable taking a voyage to the Tokelaus. The lission was unable to say why the vessel abandoned—conditions on the ship must been bad, but the vessel was afloat and >d some degree of security. ! Commission recommended legislation to jthen local shipping regulations.