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„ 25 Limerick, m.v, ; 11 years Schooner .. 5,479 57 .. 12,000 tons oil and general Wire rope fouled propeller | .. Lat. 26° 01' S.; long. E.N.E. 10 A heavy sea swept a in. wire rope over- A.T.Norton. 171° 41' W. hoard, which fouled the starboard propeller. Wire eventually cut away, and _ apparently no damage to ship „ 2b Endeavour, aux. .. Ketch .. 42 5 Nil Ml .. .. .. Struck viaduct .. .. Nil Auckland .. .. N.E. Moderate When three lengths off the opening of the T. Stephens. viaduct bridge the keel of the vessel touched the mud, causing the vessel to be unsteady at the head, with the result that the jib-boom struck the control shed on the viaduct and splintered several Sept. 3-5 Waimarino, s.s. ; 6 years sfchooner .. 1,752 35 .. 500 tons general .. Leaking .. .. .. Between Bluff and Bun- S.W. 8 Vessel found to be ° leaking, which was J.Bruce. edin caused by vessel pounding in heavy seas -I-. -o i mu • and straining of rivets in No. 1 tank " 11 Qrt Whangara, m.v. ; Schooner .. 286 14 .. General .. .. Leaking .. .. .. Between Auckland and S. 9 On a voyage between Auckland and Wei- F. Chapman. 30 years Wellington lington it was found that vessel was leaking, apparently caused through sprung rivet „ lo Matua, m.v. ; 1 year .. Schooner .. 2,106 59 33 420 tons .. .. Stranded .. .. .. Aitutaki, Cook Islands .. E. Light When leaving Arutunga anchorage at A. H. Prosser. Aitutaki Island the vessel touched on a pinnacle of coral (uncharted), causing damage to both propellers, shaft, and rudder „ 16 Gael, m.v.; 32 years .. .. 46 7 .. 60 tons cement .. Stranded .. .. .. Westhaven Bar .. N.W. 3 Vessel struck the bar, lifting the rudder A. I). Tregidga. post in., which caused her to leak on tr -4.- a . around the post „ 10 Kapiti, m.v. .. .. Schooner .. 122 12 .. 50 tons .. .. Cracked piston .. .. .. Off Barrett's Beef N. 4 When entering Wellington Heads the main V. E. Johansen. engines stopped owing to a cracked piston, No. 1 cylinder; proceeded on _ „ , voyage under four cylinders ,, zb lamanae, aux. ; 62, years Scow .. 6 3 .. 20 yards sand .. .. Foundered .. .. .. 2-|- miles south of Whanga- S.W. Light The Court found that the vessel foundered B.H.Jones. paroa Peninsula shortly after midnight on the morning of the 26th September, 1936, 2h miles south of Whangaparoa Peninsula ; that the vessel was quite unseaworthy and inadequately manned ; that the ship foundered through the neglect and lack of seamanship of the engineer in charge, B. H. Jones, who, though probably a good engineer, was unsuited to command a vessel. The Court further found that the ship was manned according to law, but considered that the law should be amended so as to ensure that an engineer in charge of a vessel under 6 tons register had a good knowledge of seamanship. The Court returned Mr. Jones' certificate to him. but ordered him to contribute £10 10s. towards the costs of the in- „ 29 Wingatui, s.s. ; 22 years Schooner .. 1,344 30 .. 4,200 tons .. .. Fire .. .. .. .. Off Napier .. .. S. 8 Fire discovered in fore-end of No. 3 tween G.W.Evans. decks, probably caused through combustion in some unslaeked lime. Cargo ~ ~ „ „ , „ _ _ damaged, but none to vessel. Oct. 6 Canadian Challenger, s.s.; Schooner .. 3,331 35 .. 1,939 tons .. .. Leaky boiler .. .. .. Auckland .. .. .. Calm Boiler was found to be leaking at the weld. E. Wilson, n at ye^ rS TTr ~ Boiler opened ur> and repairs effected " 9 Margaret W., m.v.; 17 Schooner .. 290 12 .. 420 tons .. .. Propeller trouble .. .. Gisborne entrance .. N.W. 6 It was found t at the propeller stop had B. Burk. years gone and the nut had worked loose ; r , repairs subsequently effected f Kaimiro, s.s.; 7 years .. .. 1,330 34 .. Nil r While the " Kaimiro" was moving down- 1 G. A. Grey. 1Q J I stream the wind and current caught the | "1 j* Collision .. .. . . Westport .. .. S.W. 4 < vessel on starboard bow, causing her to V I XT- • ft* ' collide with the " Kapuni." which vessel it '. o'q eaIS " •• 100 tons j was slightly damaged j W. McKinnon. „ 14 wetere, s.s. , zd years .. .. 67 .. .. Burnt; total loss .. .. Wanganui .. .. .. .. Vessel destroyed by fire while lying at the T>. Bonner. Imlay Wharf; cause unknown ; vessel on tt t , abandoned to underwriters 29 Hokitika, m.v. , 10 years Schooner .. 81 9 .. 160 tons .. .. Struck wharf .. .. .. Wellington .. .. j N 5 Vessel collided with wharf, damaging hawse- A. M. Nalder. pipe and plate adjoining, also anchor I stock bent