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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1921, to the 31st March, 1922

Date of Vessel's Name, Age, Casualty. and Class. Iiig. % CD *- i ® _c Number of S3 I -PassenB H : g , gers. ® fcc Number of Cargo. Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. Direc- , tion. j Force 1920. ! let. 25 Stella, s.s., 44 years j 122 15 General Stranded ; partial loss - I ) 1 Danger Reef, Shag Point, Otago Lat. 25° 52' S., long. 178° 4' W. King's Wharf, Auckland Wanganui King's Wharf, Auckland Harbour Lat. 40° 8' S., long, j S.S.W. i Strong There was laxity on the part of the master in F. G. L. Radnot giving definite orders to be notified when ford. Moeraki Lighthouse was abeam, and that the chief officer failed in his duty in not notifying the master when the lighthouse was abeam, or, failing doing so, in not altering the course, which failure resulted in the casualty. The master was ordered to pay £2 2s. towards the cost of the inquiry, and the chief officer, £10 9s. E. Fresh Mainmast sprung through overstrain. New R. Anderson, breeze one fitted at Auckland In order to avoid collision with a launch which W. B. Robert - suddenly appeared round the end of the son. y . -. jetty the master of the " Hauiti " ported " his helm and put engines " Full astern," but in doing so fouled the boom of the scow " Maggie " and brought down the foremast '• S.E. Fresh The vessel was moored at the Castlecliff Wharf W. Brigden. breeze when the s.s. " Breeze," whilst berthing, struck her on the counter Calm .. The " Valmarie " was berthed at the wharf J. A. Olsen. when a lighter in tow of the s.s. " Karori " was carried by the strong tide across her bows, and her bowsprit was broken S. Light .. Fire was discovered in No. 1 hold. Cause not A. M. Edwin. known Schooner Dec. 22 ] Rira, 14 years .. , Ketch .. 105 8 Copra .. Damaged mast, £150 Collision; considerable damage Collision ; considerable dam1921. Feb. 9 Maggie, 19 years Schooner 20 9 Hauiti, s.s., 10 ; Schooner 82 ] .. years age 9 Waverley, s.s., 38 Schooner 93 | 10 years 10 General Collision; slight damage April 5 ! Valmarie, 2 years Schooner 256 10 10 j Timber Collision; slight damage ! i 5 j Tahiti, s.s., 15 Schooner 3,891 [143 years „ 10 ; Arrino, o.e.v. .. Launch 2 ' 1 143 250 General Fire ; no damage 1 3 3 Collision: damage, £20 Collision; no damage General Stranded; no damage General Damaged propellers, £126 Damaged propeller, £30 Coal .. Fire ; damage, £25 General Stranded; total loss I" J Black Point, Pelorus Sound French Pass [J. F. Wilson. Calm . . The collision was caused through the " Spray " not carrying proper lights j C. Laird. K.W. Fresh Due to error in estimating time of tide .. A. M. Stuart, breeze ,, 10 Spray, o.e.v. .. Launch .. 1 „ 12 Kennedy, s.s., 55 Schooner 131 I 12 years „ 15 Waipu, s.s., 5 Cutter 76 ! 11 years „ 23 Kahu, s.s., 5 years Schooner , 81 10 „ 30 i Fairburn, o.e.v., Schooner 60 6 15 years ,, 30 Turanga, aux. Schooner 19 [ 4 o.e.v. | 1 ! 12 11 1 Paeroa River Off Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty Tokomaru Bay Bar, Mokau River Vessel fouled submerged log .. .. W. B. Robertson. One of the trawl-boards struck propeller and J. F. Munro. stripped blades Calm .. Fire in engine-room caused by engine back- W. L. Singleton, firing and igniting kerosene S.E. Moderate When crossing the bar a succession of heavy E. F. Stearnes. seas overtook the vessel and capsized her, and she went to pieces on the rocks, the master being drowned in the wreck 10 6 I 4 I I