Ship No.68739 Name.Neptune Letter & No. H914 Owner. John Holmes Skipper. George Foots 2nd Hand. H Barnes 3rd Hand. J Blackmore

Apprentices on Board.

Robert Margreaves ( also spelt Margraves on other agreements ) - 3rd Hand 11/2/89 to remain on shore owing to injury. Robert Alfred Wisby - Cook Walter Bates - Deck Hand leaving to go in another of my vessels 29/7/89.

Record of Death or Injury.

Robert Margreaves 3rd Hand apprentice. 9th February 1889 North Sea 6.30am. Collar bone fractured. A heavy sea broke on board and washed him under the boat so that he was crushed between it ( the boat ) and the deck.

Record of Casualty.

9th February 1889 6.30 am North Sea. Lost mizen mast. mizen sail. 2 jibs, trawl anchor, 30 fathom of chain 100 fathom of warp and had our boat slightly broken. Shipped a heavy sea.