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

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! I . • £ §5 Number of Nature of Number Wind. Casualty. |i „• Passen * j Lives Casual* burred. ~ ~ Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. § gers Cargo. | Casualty. lost. Direc- Force 1925. Nov. 23 Ihumata, s.s., 14 Schooner 653 23 .. Coal, &c., 1,140 Struck submerged ob- .. Lat. 353-3° S., long. N.E. Light On voyage from Newcastle to Wanganui C. W. Ostenfeld. years tons • ject 159-22° E. breeze the vessel twice hit a submerged object, which stopped tjie engines and stripped about 12 in. of one propeller - blade and slightly chipped another, but did not retard the speed of the vessel „ 27 Waiotahi, s.s., 34 Schooner 168 19 1 Case cargo, 50 Starboard low-pres- .. Hauraki Gulf .. S.W. 4 Whilst on a voyage to Auckland from Whanga- John Wilson, years tons; cattle, 5 sure piston cylin- rei the piston of starboard low-pressure head der carried away cylinder carried away, and, before the engine could be stopped, smashed the top and side of the cylinder „ 30 Progress, s.s., \— Schooner 181 12 .. Produce, 250 tons Stranded.. .. .. Kaipara River .. N.W. Light .. After passing Te Kopuru Wharf the vessel ran H. L. Hay. years over apparently soft shingle, causing her to heel over slightly to starboard, but apparently doing no damage Dec. 4 Kairanga, s.s., 4 Schooner 1,726 28 .. Coal and timber, Stranded.. .. .. Port Stephen, Australia N. 1-2 When leaving port the vessel grounded on a David Harkyears 3,420 tons 15 ft. patch inside Takaba Head, but re- ness. floated after five hours, and proceeded to Dunedin, where she was surveyed and found to have sustained no damage „ 5 Pakura, s.s., 4 j Schooner 304 17 .. Wool, 300 tons.. Broken piston-rod.. .. Akitio, New Zealand.. W. Moderate When heaving in starboard anchor the port C. W. Coldicutt. years | « gale piston-rod of windless broke, knocking out the end of the cylinder „ 8 Gabriella, s.s., 5 j Schooner 946 24 .. Coal, &c., 2,000 Grounded .. .. Wanganui .. .. W.S.W. 4 Whilst entering the river and steering as R. Matheson. years tons directed by semaphore from Castlecliff Pilot-station, the vessel took the ground about 200 ft. inside the moles, and was reJ floated next day, but after proceeding « 1,000 ft. again grounded, but on neither occasion sustained damage f The Court found that the master of the J. C. Douglas. "Kestrel" fell asleep while in charge, his condition being due to home troubles result- „ 12 Kestrel, ferry s.s., .. 159 4 20 .. "j j ing in his being overtired; that the collision 20 years j j j was due to fault of said master in not iny Collision .. .. Auckland Harbour .. .. I Calm -<( j forming his owners that he was unfit for „ 12 Wanganui, hulk.. .. ...... .. | j duty, and thus risking lives of passengers; J i ; that he be ordered to pay £5 towards costs, and that his certificate be suspended for three months ; and the Court further held | that during night trips the mate should be j | L required to keep a lookout „ 13 Fairburn, aux., 19 Ketch .. 60 6 .. Timber and gene- Fire .. .. .. Off Cape Runaway .. W T . Fresh Smoke was seen coming from under deck cargo, W. H. Sawyers years ral, 90 tons breeze consisting of timber, a spark from engine probably igniting old benzine-tank stowed on top of timber; but the fire was extinj guished by a few buckets of water 99 14 Kaitangata, s.s., F. and A. 1,195 30 .. Coal, 2,466 tons Struck submerged ob- .. Greymouth.. .. N. .. Vessel's engines were going full speed to hold A. Reed. 18 years ject; £140damage ship to wharf during heavy flood in Grey River, and it is surmised that vessel's propeller was struck by a snag or log coming down in the flood