H.—ls

Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1925, to the 31st March, 1926.

29

I® S; Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessel's Name. Ace. I m« nf Pin™ wh«r fl „ , Casualty. and Class.' U§ * Pasaen ! j Lives Casualty occurred. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. i «g S gers Gargo. Casualty. lost. Force. f The Court held that the " Knoxie ,J was guilty Otto R. New1925. of breach of articles 21 to 24 of regulations mann. -v preventing collisions at sea, in that, being Feb. 17 Aroha, o.e.v., 10 .. 6 2 18 Nil .. * • overtaking vessel, she should have kept years . out of the way of the overtaken launch .. Nil Bay of Islands .. .. Calm « Aroha," but she went across bow of the Knoxie, o.e.v., 15 .. 5 2 2 Nil .... | 4 ' Aroha," with which she was brought into A. E. Fuller, years i J | collision. The Court ordered that the j master of the "Knoxie " pay £30 towards [_ the costs of the inquiry Mar. 2 Opawa, motor, 29 Ketch .. 54 9 .. General, 40 tons Engine trouble; £250 Nil Cook Strait .. S.W. 9 On passage from Wellington to Blenheim the W. McKinnon. years | engine broke down, necessitating vessel i being towed to anchorage by the " Echo " April 3 Glenelg, s.s., 47 F.andA. 156 12 .... f Whilst the " Glenelg" was backing out from I W. J. Paine, years ( . j the wharf she fouled the " Huanui," damHuanui, sail, 15 Ketch .. 99 3 .. Coal, 32 tons .. j° S10n ' ° am " * * uc an .. .. ,a m * * i aging the latter' s mizzen boom but doing T. C. Thomsen. years J a S e no damage to herself „ 3 Kaimai, s.s., 1 year Schooner 784 25 .. Ballast .. Bent piston-rod .. .. Between Wellington and S.S W. 8 The high-pressure piston-rod became bent, A. E. Chrisp. Greymouth but was replaced by a spare one, thus enabling the vessel to proceed on her voyage „ 6 Rimu, sail, 30 years Ketch .. 21 3 .. Shell sand, 80 tons Stranded; £15 dam- .. Auckland .. ... i S. Strong While riding an anchor in Kirita Bay the J. McKinnon. age ! | anchor-chain parted, causing the vessel to go | j ashore on the beach „ 15 Waverley, s.s., 42 Steamer 93 10 .. Frozen meat, 50 Struck submerged- .. Patea .. .. j W T . Breeze Owing to insufficient water when leaving W. T. Brigden. years tons object; £200 dam- Patea, vessel bumped heavily, lost steerage age way, and slewed round, striking a submerged object, starting a leak in the forepeak „ 23 | Suffolk, s.s., 23 Schooner 4,529 104 .. General, 1,700 Grounded, slight dam- .. ( Otago Harbour .. Calm . . Owing to a fog coming down suddenly, C Matthews, years tons age shutting out all aids to navigation, the vessel sheered and grounded on port side of channel, which she floated off next day, when it was found that the tips of two | propeller- blades were bent slightly „ 28 Alma, aux., 23 Schooner 21 5 .. Timber, 47,000 ft. Stranding; £70 dam- .. Opotiki .. .. Calm .. After crossing the bar inwards at top of high E. McGerney. years age j water vessel stranded in a lagoon, from which she was hove back into the river by the anchors, when it was found that the shoe and one rudder -gudgeon were broken off May 1 Peregrine, s.s., 13 Steamer 162 4 100 .. Struck ferry tee; £10 .. Auckland .. .. West Light .. The engineer failed to reverse engines for M.Scott. years damage about thirty seconds after orders were given, resulting in vessel striking the ferry tee „ 7 Hebburn, s.s., new Schooner 2,487 31 .. General, 4,000 Fire .. .. .. Lat. 26° 52' S., long. E. 5 Smoke was seen issuing from the bunker, and C. G. Neale. tons 131° 45' W. on investigation coal was found to be smouldering alongside the boiler-casing, but was extinguished without damage to ship or cargo „ 11 Huanui, sail, 15 Ketch .. 99 5 .. Benzine, 2,000 ") f When the " Kahu" was berthing she collided T. C. Thomsen. years cases I pii- • i»ftnj nTri at, a J with the " Huanui" (which was berthed), Kahu, s.s., 41 years Ketch .. | 82 9 .. Fish-brackets, 230 j e ' " * * c an .. .. .. " \ breaking the latter's cathead, and damaging D. Middlemiss. J bulwark, two stanchions, and covering-board