The Wreck Files

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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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

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
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29 · Assistance
None
30 · Remarks
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