Rear-Admiral CAMPBELLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the recent disaster to the British trawler "Golden Deeps," he will consider making it compulsory for all sea-going vessels to carry a life-throwing apparatus?
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§ Dr. BURGINUnder the Statutory Rules for Lifesaving Appliances, all seagoing vessels making any voyage or excursion from the United Kingdom must, if of 500 tons gross or over, be provided with an approved line-throwing appliance but the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, provides that these rules shall not apply to fishing vessels and on such information as we at present have it seems very doubtful whether such an appliance would have been of any use in the recent regrettable disaster to the trawler "Golden Deeps."