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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion j Total Number j _ of Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels T< Dominicm 6 Casualties reported. Nature of Casualty. — — : — : — ; ; 7 — t— -W 43 I . 43 . 43 . 43, ,- • © 03 • 03 CO • 03 CO w? ■ (D CO •© CO .03 03 ■ fl i ! CUD -4-iO co Of) O GO =wO £ 00 O y_, ® 00 ■ *2 O <*_,<» 00 =£ O ,i2 0£ " °© C6 o>3 Oh o® ! o~ o® a o~ 0*3 <a 0-5 a °~ o ® a o o • 03 □ .CO . m rj -03 - CO £ . CO .03 3 .CO . S; rt -03 rl - 03 - 03 -1 o CO £ o © 0$ £ O <D 05 2 O © 05 rt O © o w o <D o ih 2 : O © O to £ o ® s is® s S!> ££ § a> 55S § l.£ g| § S5.£ £J § «■£ > I H J EH J " ! E- q > EH J J EH 3 Strandings — Total wrecks .. .. .. 6 328 10 2 86 8 414 10 .. .. 8 414 10 Slightdamage .. .. .. 13 1,160 .. 3 65 .. 16 1,225 .. 1 946 1 946 .. 17 2,171 No damage .. .. .. .. 5 931 5 931 .. 2 1,422 2 1,422 .. 7 ! 2,353 Total strandings .. .. 24 2,419 10 5 151 .. 29 2,570 10 3 2,368 3 2,368! .. 32 j 4,938 10 Collisions — i Total loss .. .. .. .. II 3 i .. .. 1 3 1.. .. .. .. 1 3 1 Slightdamage .. 16 7,525 16 7,525 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 7,525 Nodamage .. .. .. .. 5 1,890 5 1,890 .. .. .. .. .. .. j 5 ! 1,890 Total collisions .. .. 22 I 9,418 1 .. .. .. 22 9,418 1 .. .. .. .. 22 9,418 .1 ■ . ' Fires — Total loss .. .. .. .. 3 16 3 16 .. .. 3 16 Slightdamage .. .. .. 6 14,482 6 14,482 6 14,482 Nodamage .. .. .. .. 1 6,734 .. 1 6,734 .. ' ] 6,734 Total fires .. .. .. 10 j 21,232 10 21,232 ... 10 ! 21,232 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy 37 I 27,464 2 37 27,464 2 11 45,209 .. .. j .. .. 11 45,209j .. 48 j 72,673 2 seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c., and breakdown of machinery Total number of casualties reported 93 60,533 13 5 151 .. 98 j 60,684 13 14 47,577 .. .. j .. .. 14 [47,577 .. 112 108,261 13