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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1930.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. m Total Number — — Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Casualties reported. ° Dominion. Nature of Casualty. _ — - — ——- — -j : :— j ;— ; — S; «mO §3 O §> , «w O §) j «H O Si «♦-« O to o ® & HH o °© eg G~ ° © ; c6 0r ~; °® d 0~ o 0> cfi O'- 0*3 cfi Or- o-3 ! O " o® o° .2 £ 3 °£ 5 ™ a £ 8 5 $ 3 og o | a ■ ° 1 d 35 j § o® om Sjo® o® 3 o » I I *a *g | I J *s | I I J I *5 | I ! I | | | | *| Strandings — Total wrecks .. .. .. 1 2,813 .. .. .. .. 1 2,813 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1 2,813 Slight damage .. .. .. 9 1,046 .. 2 106 .. 11 1,152 .. 1 4,155; .. .. .. .. 1 4,155. .. 12 5,307 No damage .. .. .. .. 7 5,436 | .. .. .. I .. 7 5,436 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i 7 5,436 Total strandings .. .. 17 9,295 .. 2 106 j .. 19 9,401 .. J 1 4,155 .. .. .. .. 1 4,155j .. 20 i 13,556 Collisions — Total loss .. .. . . . .. . . .. .. .... .. . . .... .. .. .. Slight damage .. .. .. 14 3,732 .. .. .. .. 14 3,732 .. 1 3,150 .. .. .. .. 1 3.150' .. 15 6,882 No damage .. .. .. .. 9 6,069 .. .. .. .. 9 6,069 .. 1 994 .. .. .. .. 1. 994 .. 10 7,063 Total collisions .. " .. 23 9,801 j .. .. .. .. 23 9,801 .. 2 4,144 .. .. .. .. 2 4,144 .. 25 13,945 Fires — Total loss .. . . . . . . 1 5 .. .. .. 1 5 .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 1 5 Slight damage .. .. .. 4 3,607 .. .. .. .. 4 3,607 .. j .. .. 4 3,607 No damage .. .. .. 1 5,561 ! 1 5,561 .. 1 5,126 1 5,126 .. 2 10,687 Total fires .. .. .. 6 9,173 J 6 9,173 .. j 1 5,126 1 5,126| .. 7 14,299 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy 18 31,581 .. 1 25 19 31,606 .. 16 63,977 16 63,977 .. 35 95,583 i .. seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, ! &c., and breakdown of machinery Total number of casualties reported 64 59,850 .. 3 131 67 59,981 .. 20 77,402 .. .. j .. .. 20 77,402! .. 87 137,383