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in spite of a speed of 4 knots, did not answer her helm, proves that the 

 surface- and under-currents alone, may sometimes be sufficient to deprive a 

 vessel of her steering-power. 



Kapt. J. Fruchtenicht of the ship "Wilhelm" mentions in a report in 

 "Ann. d. Hydr. etc.", 1881, p. 28, the following case: 



"The water from the Fraser River sometimes spreads over the Georgia Strait and 

 gives rise to so called dead-water. On June 20th 1880, the ship (draught 7 m.) was towed 

 by a steamer and at this place she was held fast in spite of the full power of the tug. 

 The depth was according to a sounding taken, more than 100 m. After an hour an attempt 

 was made to set more sail and to fall faither from the wind, and we then gradually got 

 up speed again. No different currents could be observed." 



Mr. Hahn, Navigation Instructor in Leer, mentions in the same journal (Heft IV, 1901) 

 that dead-water is often met with on the Murmatl coast where it is believed to depend 

 on under-currents; and in Baffins-Bay, in the neighbourhood of Labrador. 



