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The ''Advance'' was an iron screw steamer tug built in 1884 that was wrecked when she collided with ''Inverna'' off
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, New South Wales,
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, on 25 December 1908.


Ship service history

The ''Advance'' was involved in a collision with the ''Tuncurry'' in the early morning of 30 September 1906. The ''Tuncurry'', under the command of Captain O'Bierne, was making a routine voyage from Pyrmont to
Cape Hawke Cape Hawke () is a coastal headland in Australia on the New South Wales coast, just south of Forster/Tuncurry and within the Booti Booti National Park. The cape was named by Captain Cook when he passed it on his ''Endeavour'' voyage on 12 May 17 ...
, carrying several passengers and general cargo. About five miles north of North Head (one of the
Sydney Heads Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains ...
), it was suddenly rammed by the ''Advance'', which was travelling from Newcastle and hadn't seen the other ship. The ''Tuncurry'' took the brunt of the damage, although Captain O'Bierne quickly decided that the ship was in no danger of sinking. He signalled to the tug that no assistance was needed, and immediately headed back to Sydney. The ''Advance'' returned to Newcastle, damaged at the bows. It was later found at the Marine Court that at the time of the collision the ''Advance'' had been the under charge of a deck hand, McIvor. The court did not find that there had "been any negligence on the part of the master of the tug in not coming on deck sooner, but thought he should have acted more wisely".


Wreck

''Advance'', commanded by Alick Mckenzie, collided due to foggy weather in the harbor at Newcastle, New South Wales, with ''Inverna'' off
Catherine Hill Bay Catherine Hill Bay is a coastal bay and village on the southern peninsula forming Lake Macquarie, south of the Pacific Ocean entrance channel at Swansea in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government ...
, during the early morning hours of 25 December 1908 and sank.


See also

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References

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