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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, etc.— continued.

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g g, Number of Nature of j Number Wind. && *«• |1 * pa I Lil Casualty occurred. Finding of Court of In q uir y . Name of Master. a3§ 8 gers Cargo. Casualty. lost. Force. • j j : : j 1925. Sept. 9 Kosmo, s.s., 12 Schooner 3,194 72 .. General, 5,224 Fire .. .. .. Lat. 35-05° S., long. W. by N. 11 Fire broke out in No. 4 shelter-deck, involving I G. Shinney. years tons 161*04° W. wooden bulkhead between said deck and j bunker, and several cases of cargo ; but I the outbreak was extinguished by ship's ! hose, and evidently had its origin in heated coal setting alight the bulkhead „ 9 Kent, s.s., 7 Schooner 5,444 51 .. General. 5,000 Fire .. .. .. Auckland Harbour .. S.W. 5 At 5 a.m. fire broke out in No. 2'tween decks M. M. Down ton. years tons port side ; but, as it was impossible to reach fire through the hold, holes were cut in the ship's side, and the fire was ex- i tinguished at 3 a.m. next day „ 15 Loyalty, s.s., 48 .. 24 .. .. Foundered .. .. Bluff .. .. Calm .. The Bluff Harbour Board's diver was conyears ducting blasting operations with gelatine in the vicinity of the " Loyalty," and the explosion evidently blew a hole in her bottom, causing her to sink in three minutes. She had been out of commission j some time „ 15 Awahou, s.s., 15 Schooner 151 17 .. Sheep, 763 .. Collision, damage £25 i .. Gisborne .. .. W. Light .. Owing to the tide catching the 'Awahou," ' G.A.Nairn, years too little room at bend of river, and to j presence of mud, she sheered when leaving the harbour and bumped one of the Harbour Board's mud-barges, damaging 10 ft. of belting „ 22 Putiki, s.s., 21 Schooner 168 17 .. 50 tons maize .. ) I f When the " Putiki was leaving her berth she I H. E. Smith. oo rp years Q o i Q „ ln . . !> Collision .. .. Gisborne .. .. W. ■ Strong ) bumped into the "Tiroa/' damaging the „ 22 Tiroa, s s., 9 ochooner 93 10 .. 30 tons general.. • ® j rail and bulwarks ot the latter on the port L. D. Clark, years J i L quarter „ 23 Cobar, s.s., 22 Schooner 69 5 40 .. Stranded; no damage .. Wellington .. .. W. 6 When approaching Rona Bay wharf the Edward Cartyears j heaving-line missed the wharf and the ner. engines were put full astern, but she touched forward, and her stern was blown round by a heavy squall, and she grounded „ 23 Will Watch, aux., Schooner 48 .. .. General .. Anchor and sails .. Off Tokomaru Bay .. j N. Gale .. Whilst at anchor the port anchor carried away, G. M. Smart. 30 years I j carried away and also the main and the mizzen sail, after which the vessel was taken in tow by the " Mako," but when the starboard anchor was being heaved up it slipped from the windlass and was lost „ 26 I Tui, s.s., —years Cutter.. 3 2 .. .. Stranded; £10 .. Hauraki Gulf .. S.W. Gale .. In attempting to tow barque " Daphne" to K. W. Larsen. damage j safe anchorage at Tiri Tiri, the arm of the tiller slipped, causing loss of control of tug, which drifted ashore „ 27' Gale, s.s., 6 years Schooner 287 17 .. General, 500 tons Stranded; no .. Wanganui River .. W. Strong When proceeding up the river vessel grounded Chas. E. Good damage in the channel abreast of No. 5 pile at year. Mitchell's Reach, where, after being lightened, she floated off apparently un- ! damaged