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

§> Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessel's Name. T. ;rt _ of Place where . fT • i— Age, and Glass. Klgl -|§ * PflC!qpn j Lives Casualty occurred. ~ „ j Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. S ™ Car g°- i lost. ' | Force. 1928. Dec. 14 Echo, o.e.v., 23 Schooner 99 10 .. 130 tons general Fractured crank-shaft .. Wellington, N.Z. S. 8 When at anchor sheltering in Worser Bay the F, Radford, years engineer discovered that the after web of the starboard engine crank -shaft was fractured Dec. 19 Hawera, s.s., 16 Schooner 92 10 .. 90 tons butter .. Grounded .. j .. Patea River, N.Z. .. W T . 2 Cast off from wharf and grounded between P. MacLachlan. years walls. Beacons in line. Engines reversed ! and vessel came off, but while manoeuvring j j to get vessel back she again grounded on ! sandbank, where she eventually floated off. ■ I Cause of casualty, insufficient water. No | damage to ship or cargo Dec. 19 Lone Star, o.e.v. Cutter .. 6 2 .. 5 tons general .. Fire ; total loss .. .. Hauraki Gulf, N.Z. .. N.E. Fresh .. The engine back-fired, igniting hull and A. N. Compton. fittings. The fire-fighting appliances were eventually exhausted and vessel became a total loss. Casualty could not have been avoided Dec. 20 ! Peregrine, s.s., 16 Barge .. 162 4 100 .. Propeller-nut lost .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. N. Light .. One propeller -nut was lost, with the result that J.Smith. j years the propeller worked back on the shaft Dec. 22 ' Kotiti, o.e.v., 20 Cutter .. 18 4 .. .. Tail-shaft broken .. .. Nikau Bay, N.Z. .. Calm .. Orders given to put engines astern, but the A. G. Baggett. years propeller did not move. On investigation it was found that the tail-shaft had broken inside the stuffing-box . f The " Koau " was proceeding up channel to j A. McLachlan. t_ o tt not nn o ii I berth, and a heavy line was thrown, Jan. 2 Koau, o.e.v., 11 Schooner 77 8 .. Ballast ] i»* i. i. *. j > a tit j.* 9 I which, however, was not secured, with the A. Martin. t„ „ o irJ e^ TS i a t i, o r Collision .. .. Napier, N.Z. .. N.W. Light <( result that the " Koau " swung up stream Jan. 2 | Venture, o.e.v., 14 Launch 2 .. .. f and struck the " Venture," which vessel •^ ears J was slightly damaged. No damage to the " Koau " Jan. 3 Gunbar, s.s., 14 Schooner 196 16 .. Leaking .. .. .. Between Auckland and S.W. Moderate Vessel commenced to leak, evidently caused j L. Boulton. years Hick's Bay, N.Z. .. through vessel pounding in heavy seas and j starting rivets Jan. 7 Huia, o.e.v., 34 Schooner 166 12 .. 22,000 ft. timber Engine trouble .. .. Between Dunedin and S.W. 3 Engine - bearing found to be running hot, M. W. Monaghan. years Greymouth, N.Z. probably caused through water in cylinders Jan. 11 Rotorua, s.s., 18 Schooner 7,705 134 199 6,066 tons general Leaky gland .. .. Lat. 41° 16' S., long. N.W. 5 At 10 a.m. the starboard stern - gland was J. L. B. Hunter, years 179° 52' E. found to be leaking badly, necessitating ! vesseFs return to Wellington, where repairs were effected Jan. 13 Tuhoe, o.e.v., 10 Schooner 96 8 .. 100 tons general ~1 f While proceeding up the Awanui River the F. B. Wells. T ,0 r. year !- c, ,,, , i-Collision .. .. Awanui River, N.Z. .. N.W. " Tuhoe" coUided with and slightly damJan. 13 Coronation, o.e.v., Schooner oy o .. .. ( j aged the Coronation. Casualty caused 25 years J I, through the narrowness of the channel Jan. 13 Oreti, s.s., 28 years Schooner 72 10 .. 10 tons general Grounded .. .. Invercargill Estuary, S.E. 5 Vessel grounded in channel owing to sandbanks F. MacKenzie. N.Z. shifting. Rudder slightly bent to port Jan. 15 Gabriella, s.s., 8£ Schooner 946 25 .. 1,650 tons coal Grounded .. .. Port Stephens, Aus- S.E. Fresh .. During very hazy weather a small pile mark- H. Lee. years and timber j tralia ing a shoal was invisible, with the result j that the vessel canted in and grounded