Aptain Rusden's View

On Wreck Reports

items suggesting that ptain Athol Rusden, a director the Rusmor Shipping Line, 1 crewed the Wallisien with a impletely inexperienced team” ildn’t be further from the th, Captain Rusden said in a er to PIM on May 24. rle said the Wallisien left ckland for Suva on April 28 h a complement including two asers and six Fijian seamen 0 all claimed to have had ex ience on island trading vessels 1 were engaged under the •ervision of the Marine De tment, Auckland. \t Suva the vessel was char id to the Wallis Navigation . Ltd., of Noumea, and her ster, James Kinniburgh, was laced by Captain Ernest Lam ty, of Captain Rusden’s ship nanda, who took with him an icrienced bosun and three er experienced men. ‘From here the crew natur f became the responsibility of charterer,” Captain Rusden L Je added that Captain Lam ty was told by Captain Kinni gh that the seamen on board •e ‘‘quite willing” but “not experienced” and he would e to keep a weather eye on m.

"aptain Lamberty was in Suva ie days before sailing, but he ose to keep the seamen who ivered the vessel”, although was “at liberty to select a v crew if he so desired”.