Ship No. 91442 Name. Bacchante Letter & No.H1469 Owner. George Cook Skipper. James Chapman / G Davison 2nd Hand. D Kinner 3rd Hand. W Dawe 4th Hand. E Stather

Record of Death or Injury.

22/9/93 North Sea. Lawrence Whelan, 4th hand. Whilst assisting to store the boat, Whelan had hiis right hand on the mast against the iron ring, whilst in this position the swinging of the boom caused the goose neck to snap & his thumb was so severely crushed between the boom & the mast as to necessitate amputation.

1/11/93 North Sea. Jeremiah Lancaster 2nd hand. Severely bruised arm.

Record of Casualty.

North Sea. Collided with the smack Sole January 19 1894.

Record of Illtreatment or Punishment.

16/12/93 North Sea. Name of person punished - W T Bradley by G Davison. Several causes, untruthful & generally neglecting duty. Thrashed him with a piece of line, striking 3 times across the shoulders.

Memoranda by Skipper.

Friday September 22 whilst fishing with the Red Cross Fleet, whilst in the act of heaving the boat in the vessel giving a heavy lurch causing the boom to swing & breaking the gooseneck, injuring 4th hand Lawrence Whelan. See Record of Death or Injury above. I hereby certify that we landed the ship wrecked crew of the smack Liffey in Hull yesterday morning 18th March 1894. The vessel having sunk through a collision in North Sea with smack Thomas Henry of Hull.