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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1911.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Nature of Casualty. Sailing-vessels. T °^^t Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Saili: ing-vessi ils. Total ■ithin Dominion. Steamers. SJ 4 a Eh "5 CM O "g » j > 1 ■3.2 ■ CO — is Sf US *-_» *> rO a> Kg I I H Stran dings, — Total wrecks .. .. .. .. 1 1,071 Partial loss .. .. .. .. 2 4,385 Slight damage .. .. .. .. 5 333 No damage .. .. .. .. 11 4,206' .. Total standings .. .. 18 9,995 Foundered, — Slight damage .. .. .. .. 1 27 .. Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage .. .. .. .. , 1-2 2,661 No damage .. .. .. .. 6 1,(>8'J Total collisions.. .. .. 18 4,350' Fires,— Total loss .. .. .. .. 1 15.. Partial loss .. .. .. .. 1 1 ,702 No damage ... .. .. .. 3 ! 2,630 Total tires .. .. .. 5 6,347 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas 9 4,771 to hull, loss of masts, sails, &c., and breakdown of machinery Total casualties to shipping .. 51 25,490 Loss of life only .. .. .. .. 2 1,893 2 Total numbei of casualties reported 53 27,383 2 J -» 10 J I 1 3 3 2 8 ! 24 488{ -382J : ] 894 1 41 529 474 318| 1,321 ■■ — i i.. •• .. 3 15 8 26 2 5 5 17 38 1,095 4,873 333 .. 4,588 '■ .. 10,889 529 3,135 2,007 5,671 68 ■• •• •• •• — •• ■• .. •• I 1 93 j 3 1 98 .. ] i 1!_J LI 11 11_ " 1 93 8 1 93 : - - :: :: :: :: :: 2 6,142 3 3 5 5 17 3 30 2 .. 3 15 8 26 1,188 J 4,873 i 333 4,588 10,982 J ! 1 68 ! 529 3,135 2,007 5,671 « ■• •• 3 i 17 1 2 3 15 8,719 2,630 6,364 •• :: I 3 15 3,719 2,630 •• ■• ■■ .. ■• i r 6 6,364 i 17 6 5 1,300 14 6,071 2 6,142 2 6,14a 16 12,213 25 3,573 76 2 29,063 1,893 2 2,907 1 93 3 3 i 6,235 . ! ' 2 2 2,907 1 j 93 3 3 6,235 2 2,907 1 98 3 5 9,142 3 7'J ! 35,298 "' 3,573 I J 78 30,956 ; — 2 9,049 — — ■2 4 4,800 40,098 25 .. 2 I 4 2 1 93 3 5 9.142 5 ' 83 I I