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The Code of the Sea
May 6, 1925 issue

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This article focuses on the sinking of the Japanese cargo steamship "Raifuku Maru" with her crew of thirty-eight. A number of passengers on board the ship made the statement that the ship captain did not do everything possible in the situation. The captain had life-boats ready to launch and would have lowered them, in spite of the doubt that they could have lived in the breaking seas, had he seen any men to save. Another point made is that the captain should have loosened some rafts or life-buoys for the Japanese sailors to cling to. Finally, the captain is criticized for steaming away almost immediately after the ship went down.

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MARINE accidents; SHIP captains; STEAMBOATS; DISASTERS; LIFEBOATS; RAFTS
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