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The second officer of the Ly-ee-moon stated that in the four months that he had been with the ship had not seen any charts. He had mentioned this to the third officer, Fotheringham, he did not think it was his duty to ask for a chart, that a captain should offer them. Captain Webber kept the charts in his cabin though and the chart was never in the wheelhouse. The officers simply steered according to the Captain’s orders. 

Ship Name: Ly-ee-moon

Nationality: Australian 

Ship Type: Propellor Steamer 

Year Built: 1856

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Year Wrecked: 1886

Location Wrecked: Green Cape Australia 

Reason For Wreck: Navigational Error 

Lives Lost: 81

Sources:

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stweekly18860708-1.2.13?ST=1&AT=filter&K=ly-ee-moon&KA=ly-ee-moon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1886&QT=ly-ee-moon&oref=article

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6097963/276566

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6098296

https://books.google.com/books?id=JwN6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA106&dq=ly-ee-moon&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjx_aLXnY__AhXEjokEHde9BIE4ChDoAXoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=ly-ee-moon&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=j9U_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA2315&dq=ly-ee-moon&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIxaK9n4__AhVHk4kEHfY8Bmc4FBDoAXoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=ly-ee-moon&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=JzXLDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT32&dq=ly-ee-moon&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH07OrnI__AhVVAjQIHfhmBO0Q6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=ly-ee-moon&f=false

https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/07/05/3261634.htm

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138807735?searchTerm=ly-ee-moon

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/maritimeheritageapp/ViewSiteDetail.aspx?siteid=1029

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98460596?searchTerm=ly-ee-moon

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174069013?searchTerm=ly-ee-moon

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202162273?searchTerm=ly-ee-moon

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237294300?searchTerm=ly-ee-moon

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