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

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Number of Nature of Number Wind. Casualty. VeSSeI lMT|e CIaSS ' ** ToXge. I <™ Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Crew. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. j b CA »- | I 1935. July Binta, m.v. ; 7 years .. Schooner .. 3,421 33 Nil 6,170 tons gasoline, kero- I Compressor of main engine Nil Off Castle Point .. W.N.W. 6 A heavy bang was heard in the engine- A. W. Norvalls. sene, &c. damaged room, and, on investigation, a bolt of the cross -pin had broken and fallen, causing damage to the compressor, which was repaired at Wellington r , 15 Makura, s.s. ; 27 years .. Schooner .. 4,920 134 140 2,000 tons general .. Port anchor and 50 fathoms Nil Rarotonga .. .. E. 6-7 Whilst at anchor vessel encountered strong D. Macdonald. cable lost easterly wind, causing her to drag and lose anchor and 50 fathoms of cable ,, 1 26 Huntingdon, s.s.; 17 years Schooner .. 6,881 56 Nil Nil .. .. .. Main steam-pipe fractured Nil Lat. 47° 00' S. ; Long. S.W. 5 A small fracture was discovered in the H. E. Reilly. 153° 20' E. starboard forward boiler's main steampipe, the cause of which was unknown f Lancia, o.e.v.; 15 years Cutter .. 6 1 1 Nil ...... 1 f The " Lancia" was towing the barge E. C. Lannam. | " Rover," and, on passing between some | I yachts at anchor, the tow-rope caught Aug. 5 ■{ J* Collision .. .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. N.W. 6 the " Glady' " and dragged her against the barge, splitting the jib-boom of the j " Glady " for a distance of 5 ft. t Glady, yacht ............ .. J (. .. H. K. Allen. ,, 6 Motu, m.v.; 15 years .. Schooner .. 109 10 Nil 50 tons general .. Damaged starboard propel- Nil Awanui Piver .. N.W. 9 Whilst the vessel was proceeding down the F.G.Shirley. ler river, which was in flood, the starboard propeller fouled an unseen sunken log and was damaged f Breeze, m.v.; 2 years .. .. 316 15 Nil 200 tons general • • 1 f The Court found that the collision was due Pobert T. Stewart. to the " Bessie " crossing ahead of the j "Breeze" owing to lack of knowledge of regulations by the person steering the " Bessie," and recommended that a copy j of regulations be supplied free of charge j, 15 .. .. Nil Off Paeroa (near Timaru) .. Calm -{ to each licensee on registration of fishingboat, and that persons in charge of launches be required to have working knowledge of regulations, and ordered the owner of " Bessie " to pay £1712s. 6d. towards costs of inquiry (. Bessie, fishing-boat .. .. 7 3 Nil Cases of petrol and fishing- L .. Ronald F. Latimer. gear ,,116 Fordsdale, s.s.; 11 years Schooner .. 5,647 65 1 7,500 tons general .. Damaged boats, ventila- Nil Lat. 35° 24' S.; Long. W. 9 The vessel shipped a heavy sea on the star- Douglas Christie. tors, &c. 179° 20' E. board side, damaging weather boats, ventilators, and wrecking horse-box ,, 28 Natone, s.s.; 35 years .. Cutter .. 50 4 Nil Nil .. .. .. Damaged hull, &c. .. Nil Wellington Patent Slip .. Calm The vessel was on the cradle, and, on being H. W. Hargraves. hauled up on the slip, a chock failed to hold, resulting in vessel being thrown on her side, breaking several planks and frames and damaging bulwarks Sept. 5 Huanui, m.v.; 25 years Ketch .. 56 7 Nil 120 tons coal .. .. Stranded .. .. Nil Manawatu River .. .. Calm The vessel was drawing 7 ft., and, as there T. C. Thomsen. was only 6 ft. 6 in. of water in riverchannel, she stranded on a sandbank, „ and, after being lightered, was refloated „ 9 Fairburn, m.v.; 29 years Schooner .. 60 6 JNil 42,000 ft. timber .. Broken crank-shaft .. Nil Cook Strait .. .. S. 4-5 When vessel was one mile east of Jackson T. C. Sawyers. Head the engineer reported that crankshaft of starboard engine was broken; vessel proceeded to Wellington to have a new shaft installed „ 20 Endeavour, aux.; 31 years Ketch .. 42 6 .Nil 100 tons cement .. Port propeller lost .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. .. Calm When the vessel was going to anchor in W. E. Aspden. Shoal Bay the port propeller was lost, but no damage was sustained by the vessel or her cargo Oet. 5 Echo, m.v.; 30 years .. Schooner .. 99 10 Nil Approximately 56 tons Shackle carried away and Nil Cook Strait .. .. N.W. 8 During strong northerly gale and rough P. A. Miles. general damaged sail sea peak-halyard shackle carried away, the peak of the gaff penetrating the sail, \ necessitating vessel being towed to j Wellington, where a new sail was placed I 1 on board