On 8 September, the 1922-built 6574 gross tons steamer ‘Castlemoor’ was enroute to Adelaide with 9,000 tons of Northumberland coal.
Numbers two and three of her four holds were alight, so Captain Angus decided to head to Albany. The fire had been burning since 23 August. The pilot boat with Pilot Captain Robertson went out and picked up the ship seven miles (11km) out.
Smoke belched out for days, and 500 tons of coal was discharged and used locally, with deck repairs carried out. The tug 'Awhina' pumped water into the holds for 6 days.
A 29 year old crewman Tharter Abdul Ranie (known as Abdul Rohamed) died and is buried in Albany Cemetery.
The ship left Albany on 30 September, reaching Adelaide on 4 October.
She was last seen on 25 February 1940, 800 miles west of Ouessant Island, and it was assumed that she had been lost.