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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the;Dominion. Total Number Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels 6 Casualties reported. Nature of Casualty. :— 7— - — 7— , - t : — : — J • 43 I . 43 43 43 43 I 43 I • * ® CO . O 03 j; © 03 • (D 03 (£> I 03 . © 03 • ~ <*-< o or =M o CUD -4-4 o ® ec =*H o sm co QC =M o « tc o I tc o °© 0~ 0*3 03 O© 03 O—' O© c£ O" O cS 1 d ° O® c6 c ° oS 2 o® o m 2 o® o S 2 6® 6® 2 o® oSc £ o © 6 ™ £ o © j o S ~ o \ { A > j H ; EH i J e ! A >|EHjJ I EH J | j EH 3 . ; Strandings — Total wrecks .. .. .. 3 923 3 923 .. ■ 3 1391 3 139 .. 6 1,062 Slight damage .. .. .. 10 11,430 .. 1 20 11 11,450 .. .. .. 11 11,450 No damage .. .. .. .. 9 2,828 9 2,828 .. 1 1,938 1 1,938 .. 10 4,766 Total strandings .. .. 22 15,181 .. 1 20 23 15,201 .. 4 2,077 4 2,077 .. 27 17,278 ! ! I ; Collisions — Total loss Slight damage .. .. .. 8 365 .. .. .. .. 8 365 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 365 No damage .. .. .. .. 6 6,118 .. .. .. .. 6 6,118 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 6,118 Total collisions .. .. 14 6,483 .. .. .. .. 14 6,483 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 6,483 Fires — Total loss Slight damage .. .. .. 2 143 2 143 .. 2 10,897 2 10,897 .. 4 11,040 No damage .. .. .. . ■ 2 963 2 963 2 963 Total fires.. .. .. 4 1,106 4 1,106 .. 2 10,897 2 10,897 .. 6 12,003 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy 20 12,258 .. 3 740 .. 23 12,998 .. 11 37,896 .. .. .. .. 11 37,896 .. 34 50,894 seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c., and breakdown of machinery Total number of casualties reported 60 35,028 .. 4 760 .. 64 35,788 .. 17 50,870 .. .. .. .. 17 J.50,870 .. 81 86,658