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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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Date of Vessel's Name, Class, Big Register _ 5S£ Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. and Age. B ' Tonnage. Passen- 0 Casualty. lo9t - Direction. Force. gers. & — — 1935. _ rnHHpr N\\ Off Whakatane entrance N.E. Light Whilst the vessel was anchored off the bar F.G.Shirley. Dec. 21 Otimai,m.v.; 2-1 years.. Schooner.. Ill 10 Nil 120 tons general .. Damaged rudder .. JNH uit wnanatane enrrance e in 8 fathoms of water the blade of the rudder dropped off -v f The " Nanette," being under sail only, was Wallace J. Orchard, f Whareatea, launch; 00 .. 6 .. 2 .. I becalmed when she was struck amidships _ j years t Collision .. Nil Kenepuru Sound .. S.E. Calm by the "Whareatea," causing her to ,, 30 [ *• I sink within two minutes i .. J. C. Maddever. Nanette, o.e.v. yacht; 22 Cutter .. 9 4 10 Nil .. .. •• J years 1936. , TJamatypri inwpr manhole Nil Auckland Harbour .. .. Calm Whilst vessel was proceeding to fishing- J.Holt. Jan. 1 Hananui II, s.s. ; 25 years Schooner.. 44 9 Nil Nil (fishing) .. .. Damaged lower mannoie jnu AUCKia grounds, and when off Islington Bay, the Doner-uoo packing of the lower manhole-door of the boiler blew out, necessitating vessel being towed back to Auckland f The vessels were proceeding in opposite P. Mackey. f Arahina, o.e.v. ; 11 years Nil 12 3 1 JNii I directions, when they were required to | draw near each other to enable the pilots I to communicate. " TJta " sheered over I Collision .. .. Nil Wellington Harbour .. S. 2 •{ to " Arahina" to pass clear of her stern, ,, 5 ■{ [ | but, getting too close, struck Arahina j abaft amidships on starboard side, necesI sitating her being beached at Balena Bay j . W. H. Campbell, t Uta, o.e.v. ; 36 years .. One mast .. 23 3 1 Ml • • "• -v> n ; lpr mishan Nil Lat. 10° 22' S.; Long. .. Calm The starboard lower furnace in centre boiler D.Christie. ,, 20 Fordsdale, s.s.; 12 years Schooner .. 5,646 68 Nil Nil .. .. .. Boiler misnap .. .. 119° 04'W. and low furnace in after port boiler were found to have collapsed , . c<4.,<x-r./n«rf "N"il Wairan Rar SE 2 On a voyage to Wellington the vessel P. A. Miles. ,, 24 Echo, o.e.v.; 31 years .. Schooner .. 99 10 Nil 120 tons general .. Stranding .. •• •• •• • stranded on the bar owing to insufficient * water, and she remained fast until the tide was sufficient, when she refloated and proceeded to Wellington apparently undamaged -no ii AT51 /i9fi Tiaioa nf mnni Pnrt boat damaeed Nil Waneanui River .. i .. Calm When the vessel was lying at the Town V. E. Johansen. ,, 24 Kapiti, m.v.; 34 years .. Schooner .. 122 11 Ml 420 bales of wool .. .Fort boat damage . g Wharf a railway truck which was being shunted left the rails and ran on board, smashing the stern of the port boat „ 31 Hokianga, m.v.; 7 years Ketch .. 76 9 Nil 80 tons general .. Comparand fittings, & c„ Ml HoManga Bar .. .. Cairn W.Wright. stern, carrying away portion of pooprailing, after-grating, and standard com- _ , 10 , ATJ1 -vrs, m-mnHina Nil Wellington Harbour S. 9 Vessel was laid up in harbour, and during Watchman in charge. Feb. 2 John, s.s.; 37 years .. Schooner .. 134 1 Nil ISil Stranding .. ■■ wemngron naruou a. heavy gale dragged her anchors and went ashore stern first between Kaiwarra and Ngahauranga, but was refloated three days later „ 71 ., 00 n .. ar . 7 9 at;. Stranding .. . • Nil Buckland's Beach, Auck- N.E. 10 During north-east gale the vessel was Alex. E. Petersen. ,, 2 Rewa, sail; 23 years .. Cutter .. 7 2 .. mi •• •• •• 0 , and beached for safety, but six hours afterwards, owing to loss of anchors, was caught by a south-west gale, resulting in a butt being started on the port side, the vessel, however, making very little water I T . , , 9 ATil Stranding .. .. Nil Kawau Island, Hauraki N.W. 9 (gale) Vessel was anchored close in under land Carl W. Kasper. 2 Thistle, aux. ; 42 years .. Ketch .. 6 I .. JNii .. .. .. &tranaii% Gulf Vto hence when wind changed suddenly and without warning vessel could not pay out enough cable to hold, so she was beached without damage „ T , ' fi Nil Foundering .. .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. Njr.Il. to 12 (hurricane) The vessel was moored off the Viaduct, Edward B. Howe. 2 Ionoto, m.v.; 15 years .. Cutter .. 6 . . . an .. .. .. «uuiiurawg Quay Street, when owing to the heavy seas pounding over her she swamped, " • j and her cabin-top was blown off