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Board of Trade Inquiry
- When
- 1866
- Where
- Board of Trade
The inquiry attributed the sinking to the captain's decision to re-enter the storm and the ship's overload.
Three factors were identified: Captain Martin's decision to return to Plymouth, re-entering the storm; the ship being overloaded with 345 tons of railway iron; and coal stored above deck blocking scupper holes, preventing drainage.
Sources
- SS London (1864) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
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