Captain Collier · stranding
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 89–90 · No. 898
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Form header
- Running number
- 898
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 1, Port of Tampa, Fla.
- Received
- U S COAST GUARD REC'D DEC 18 1919 ANS'D …… By …… · 18 Dec 1919
- RECEIVED DEC 15 1919 Customhouse Port Arthur, Texas · 15 Dec 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- Captain Collier
- Other numbers
- —
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Captain Collier · Motor Ship, American
- 6 · Official number
- 208473
- 3 · Tonnage
- 78 Net 128 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1911
- 5 · Port registered
- Pt. Arthur, Texas
- 7 · Master and residence
- E. J Brantley, Tampa, Fla.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Gulf Refining Co. Pt Arthur, Texas.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Feb 4th 1919. 10. a.m.
- 24 · Locality
- Caloosahatchee River, Red Mark Pt. Fla.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Key West Feb 3rd 1919 → Ft. Myers, Fla.
- 27 · Weather
- Daylight fair weather
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 7 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $100,000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Stranded. Poor Marking Channel low water.
26 · Cause, as written
Low tide & Channel poorly Marked.
Signature
- Signed by
- F. D. Jones · agent
- Company or by
- Gulf Refining Co.
- Date signed
- Mar 22nd, 1919
- Place
- Tampa
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- Feb 4th 1919. 10. a.m.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American. Motor Ship "Captain Collier" Iron
- 3 · Tonnage
- 78 Net 128 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1911
- 5 · Port registered
- Pt. Arthur, Texas
- 6 · Official number
- 208473
- 7 · Master and residence
- E. J Brantley, Tampa, Fla.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Gulf Refining Co. Pt Arthur, Texas.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Key West Feb 3rd 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Ft. Myers, Fla.
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 7
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $100,000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $ 8,000.00
- 16 · Cargo
- Bulk Gasoline and Kerosene. Lubricating oil in bbls.
- 17 · Deck load
- No.
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 75 Tons.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- None
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- None
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $45,000.00
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- 20,000.00
- 24 · Locality
- Caloosahatchee River, Red Mark Pt. Fla.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Stranded. Poor Marking Channel low water.
- 26 · Cause
- Low tide & Channel poorly Marked.
- 27 · Weather
- Daylight fair weather
- 28 · Measures taken
- —
- 29 · Assistance
- Lightened about 30 tons of cargo, ran kedge aft, tug W. L. Langford assisted also two other tugs. Finally floated Feb 8th
- 30 · Remarks
- Filed protest Tampa Feb. 12th. 1919.