The Search for the Kinsen Maru (1933)

The Melbourne Argus on the 17th of March, 1933, had a very small article at the bottom of its seventh page: “Fears are growing that the Japanese cargo steamer Kinsen Maru has sunk with all hands. Nine ships unsuccessfully searched for lifeboats and wreckage yesterday. The Kinsen Maru, which was commanded by Captain M. Yerabu, had a crew of 33. She was carrying a cargo of 3,000 tons of zinc concentrates from Port Pirie and 3500 tons of meat from Melbourne.”Ship Name: Kinsen Maru Year Built: 1905Nationality: Japanese Tonnage: 4,717Ship Type: Screw Steel SteamshipYear Wrecked: 1933Location Wrecked: 400 Miles East of Bowen, North Queensland CoastReason for Wreck: Flooded and Sank Due to a Storm Lives Lost: 25Sources: https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/T-Ships/tiberius1905.htmlhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/Lloyd_Register_of_Shipping_1933_Steamers/HXCAEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=kinsen+maru+1933+lloyds&pg=RA1-PR120&printsec=frontcoverhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223849420?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193026562?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193026167?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223852322?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160950527?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170283180?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237073022?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4724256?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113446912?searchTerm=kinsen%20maruhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22137266/1693178https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4723954https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61379583