21 November 1913: The San Giorgio gets stuck

(To Marina Militare)
21/11/15

Friday - In the late afternoon the armored cruiser San Giorgio under the command of the captain of ship Adolfo Cacace, flying the sign of the commander of the 2a Naval Division, rear admiral Umberto Cagni, on the move from Reggio Calabria to Naples, by mistake of navigation stranded on the beach of S. Agata Militello (Messina).

Freed from taking the fund with the help of push cylinders sent from Naples, the 10 December unit will enter Messina with its own vehicles. A ministerial inquiry has been opened by a commission appointed by the Minister Millo and formed by the vice-admirals Marcello Amero d'Aste Stella, commander in chief of the United Naval Forces, and Ernesto Presbitero.

The damage for the military administration is estimated in 550.000 lire. This is the second San Giorgio sailing accident.