Thames for two years without a drydock inspection. Along with defective boilers and only two out of six lifeboats which were actually serviceable with the lifeboat launching equipment being defective. Her saloon area from her days as a passenger ship had also been converted into an extra cargo hold although its placement could upset the ships balance and threaten to capsize her in severe weather conditions if not secured. It was reported that the wenches keeping the cargo in the saloon from shifting were worn out to the point of being ineffective. It was also discovered that the ship hadn't been equipped yet with a wireless installation although it had been required by law at the time. A partner of Trading & Coaling Co. named Ernest Olivier along with Captain B. Swinhoe-Stodhart who was Marine Superintendent of the company were seen as most responsible for the sinking of El Kahira. During the final verdict both were found guilty of negligence as they failed to properly prepare the ship as a seaworthy vessel and the failure to equip the ship with a wireless installation. The main reasoning behind the decisions of the company was to intern El Kahira at Piraeus to be sold of as the 30 year old ship had become more of a floating wreck than a ship when she had completed her final voyage to Algiers. Ernest Olivier was seen as primarily responsible for the loss of El Kahira and was ordered to pay 200 Guineas to cover the costs of the investigation. Wreck The wreck of El Kahira lies at (). At a depth of with her bow facing north east. The wreck stands tall on the gravel seabed with her boilers and engine although broken and displaced still forming the highest parts of the wreck. References 1892 ships Cargo ships of the United Kingdom Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Ships built in Glasgow Shipwrecks in the English Channel Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in 1922