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

v 2j> I Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date o! j Vessel's Name, t,. % 5 j ■ ' ''' Place where Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. I Age, and Class. =og * Llves Casualty occurred. Di j tfg j | gers 1 Car g°- Casualty. lost. ***£ Force. I ~ i ' I 1928. Oct. 13 Seagull, sail, 23 Schooner 25 3 .. 125 tons sand .. Stranded .. .. Whangapua, N.Z. .. S. Light .. When leaving Whangapua with wind light A. M. Nalder. y earg southerly, the wind failed when vessel was in the narrows and changed to the north, causing vessel to pay oft and forcing her on sandspit. On heaving off four pieces of deadwood became loose, making it necessary to detach same from vessel Oct. 19 Balls Head, s.s., Schooner 835 23 .. 2,148 tons general Struck wharf .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. S.W. 3 When berthing at King's Wharf, tide caught W.D.Gardiner. 17 years and swung vessel's bow on to fender piles, damaging two or three of them and slightly denting a plate on starboard bow Oct. 25 Arapawa, s.s., 20 Schooner 128 15 .. 40 tons general Engine trouble .. .. Manukau bar, N.Z. .. W. Light .. Owing to heavy racing on the Manukau bar A. Pert. years the engines broke down. Vessel anchored until towed to safety. Repairs effected Nov. 10 Breeze, s.s., 19 Schooner 286' 17 .. 30 tons general Collision.. .. .. Wellington, N.Z. .. N.E. 7 When berthing at No. 6, Queen's Wharf, vessel F. E. O'Neill, vears collided slightly with H.M.S. " Dunedin " when ship was practically stopped. No damage to vessel, but slight damage to outboard davits of H.M.S. " Dunedin " Nov. 11 Meteor, o.e.v., 35 Launch 4 2 .. 12 sacks fish .. Stranded; total loss .. Foveaux Strait, N.Z. S. 7 Vessel anchored off shore of Ruapuke Island, H. Frickleton. years ' when wind and sea came up strongly from the south. The engine failed to start, and an attempt was made to sail out, but the rudder fouled the buoy. The anchor-chain parted, and vessel was driven on rocks and became a total loss Nov. 13 Maunganui, s.s., Schooner 4,542 148 104 2,400 tons general Anchor fluke broken .. Rarotonga, Cook Is- E. 5 When weighing anchor, owing to fairly rough B. M. Aldwell. 17 years 1 off lands sea the anchor probably caught under a coral-head, causing the fluke to break off Nov. 13 Alma, aux., 26 Schooner 20 5 .. Stranded .. .. Waipu Beach, N.Z. .. S.S.W. Moderate i Able seaman in charge of deck, and he mistook J. M. McKinyears the Frenchman light at Whangarei Heads non. for the Hen and Chickens light, and he luffed the vessel without calling the master, who was below, with the result that she stranded on Waipu Beach. The master was the only certificated officer carried on the vessel Nov. 18 Kennedy, s.s., 63 Schooner 131 12 .. 210 tons general Stranded .. .. Jlanawatu bar, N.Z. S. Light .. While crossing the bar with leading-beacons W. Deiley. years 1 in line for a start, and a little open to the north later, the vessel took the ground and sheered towards the North Beach, going aground there. Vessel eventually got off and proceeded to Wellington, where it was I I | i found she had sustained considerable damage