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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936.

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I Number of Nature of TVnmhpr ,, "Wind. Data of Vessel's Name, Class, M<t Register ; of Lives Place Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. and Age. ° Tonnage. Pamen- Carg0 . Casualty. lost " Direction. Force. Aprif 5 *4 Fiscus, s.s.; 7 years .. Schooner .. 2,9« 32 Ml Newsprint .. .. Touched mole .. .. Nil Wanganui .. .. W. Moderate to WhenB.»». 7 Wahine, s.s.; 22 years .. Fore and aft X,798 9! 164 General-74 tons measure Lost propeller .. .. Nil Lyttelton Harbour .. N.E. 1 B ' spare one was fitted. „ 9 Fife, s.s.; 6 years ..Schooner.. 2,626 27 Nil 4,200 tons phosphate .. Rivets, holts angle-irons, Nil Nauru Island .. .. Light H«w W . '' carried away, bolts broken, angle-irons and rivets damaged, &c. „ 14 Hurunui.s.s.; «years.. Schooner .. 5,804 71 Nil 600 tons general .! Starboard anchoi .and 60 Nil Napier Harbour ... S.E. 6 WMstat a^ch, ar j^« , 3 F. °. latnoms caoie lost C ab le , 60 fathoms of which, together with starboard anchor, were lost „ 16 James Cook, s.s.; 14 years Schooner.. 1,289 29 Nil 83 000 ft timber and 313 Stranded .. .. Nil Wanganui Harbour bales oi wool Imlay Works, but got off easily next day and proceeded to sea, having sustained no damage •xT-i i onn „ AT1Qrn1 anH annhrvr-shATik Nil Nanier Harbour S.W. 3 When heaving up anchor —vessel jumping P. S. A. Robertson. „ 17 Canadian Highlander, s.s.; Schooner .. 3,260 34 Nil 1,200 tons general .. Windtasand anchor-shank Nil -Napier Harbour s.w. considerable-tile starboard frame of 15 years 8 windlass carried away and the shank of the anchor was bent ivtm mnw ci+ra-nripri Nil French Pass .. .. Calm When proceeding through French Pass the W. MacMillan. „ 29 Taupata, m.v. ; 5 years Schooner .. 143 12 ISil 3 00 tons general • • vessel took a sudden sheer to starboard and then to port, resulting in her being washed on to the rocks adjacent to western beacon, from which she was almost immediately swept off again O oiro QQ Am A-nnroxi mitel v 1 100 tons Proneller-blade missing .. Nil Lat. 87° 26' S.; Long. W.N.W. 8 During strong gale, with high head sea, R. Forbes. May 8 Cornwallis, s.s.; 14 years Schooner .. 3,352 33 ' 156° 13' W. vessel pitching, labouring, and engines motor-cars racing heavily, vessel failed to steer, and, on investigation, one blade of propeller found missing and one damaged , , n wi) (rpneral Bearing-keep on main drum Nil Gisborne Roadstead .. Not known .. After vessel had anchored the port inside J.V.Williams. „ 10 Kent, s.s.; 17 years .. Schooner.. 5,452 50 Nil General .. .. B ™Vg broken bearing-keep on the main drum of windlass was found to be broken -N f Whilst berthing, the " Orewa" failed to F. C. Bradney. f Orewa, s.s.; 25 years .. Cutter 31 4 x>n jnii .. .. •• I I round to a strong wind, and, on going ! . ., , tt t. tvt T5. a J full speed astern to avoid damage, she v j .. •• Nil Auckland Harbour .. N.E. fouled the fishing-boat" Tamure," which »' - ~i 'i I was moored at the wharf „ .. J. Gundlock. ( Tamure, fishing-launch .. 0*3 1 •• ...... J "Peregrine" was heading for her T. A. Lynch. f Peregrine, s.s.; 23 years Barge .. 162 4 ~uu jnii ...... ; I berth and the 4 ' Odin" was going up the I (approx.j i ~wT o J harbour towards Princes Wharf, when J /-Collision .. .• Nil Auckland Harbour .. N.W. S ves seis collided, the "Odin" sus- " 18 1 | taining damage to belting and one plank (. • • J. Multrus. (.Odin, m.v. ; 18 years .. Schooner.. 3 2 Ml JNi .1 .. V, ' \ J T) ama aed doors, fittings, &c. Nil Cook Strait .. .. S. 10 On vessel's trip to Picton heavy overfalling R.M.Kane. 22 Tamahine, s.s.; 10 years Schooner.. 802 42 39 61 tons measure (approx.; uamageu uouib, 0 sea crashed on board, damaging saloondoors, breaking ports, and damaging rails and bulwarks, &c. 111 ATil wil -vri! ™ r e .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. S. Light Whilst vessel was under survey a fire was „ 23 Albatros, s.s.; 23 years.. .. m -^ 11 iN11 iNli •• \* ** ** discovered, which charred two frames, some planks, and lining on in ism 70 totis aPTieral Crank- shafts carried away Nil Cook Strait .. .. W. 4 Whilst vessel was off Karori Rock on way P. A. Miles „ 24 Echo, o.e.v. ; 30 years .. Schooner .. 99 10 Nil /0 tons general .. uranK snaua» y to Blenheim crank-shafts of starboard engine carried away 1