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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from 1st April, 1936, to 31st March, 1937— continued.

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Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, Class, Rifr Register Place where Casualty „ ri . , T . AT . M , Casualty. and Age. Elg - Toifnage. v : of Lives occurred. Bemarks, or Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Crew. g!rg E Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1936. Nov. 4 Thomas Currell, s.s. ; 17 Ketch .. 84 10 .. .. Propeller fouled .. .. Hauraki Gulf .. .. Calm While shooting gear, a strong ebb tide caused J. Christofferson. years the gear to drift under vessel, fouling the propeller and rendering the vessel helpless * vessel towed to Auckland „ 6 Rotorua, s.s. ; 25 years .. .. 6,826 116 3 3,500 tons .. .. Leaking .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. S. 3 It was found that six nuts on starboard C. B. Lamb. side amidships, 4 ft. below load-line, were leaking considerably. „ 10 Kapuni, m.v. ; 27 years.. Schooner .. 95 10 .. Small quantity .. Stranded .. .. .. Cook Strait, off Terawhiti .. Calm During foggy weather, vessel stranded on W. McKinnon. a rock off Terawhiti and held for about an hour, eventually coming off astern ; apparently no damage to vessel Dec. 15 Ramsay, s.s. ; 7 years .. Schooner .. 2,993 35 .. 6,600 tons slag .. Leaking rivets .. .. .. " Chops," English Channel S.W. 8-9 Vessel encountered fierce south-west gale W. S. Wickman. (approx.) with high, dangerous cross-sea and shipped heavy water fore and aft, causing her to roll and strain heavily ; leaky rivets in Nos. 1 and 2 holds Dec. 24 Waikouaiti, s.s. ; 23 years Fore and aft 2,379 43 .. General .. .. Stranded .. .. .. Otago Harbour .. E.N.E. 2 Strong ebb tide caught the vessel on star- J.Bruce. board bow causing her to sheer to port, with the result that the vessel grounded ; vessel came off on the first of the flood tide with assistance of a tug ; apparently no 1937. damage Jan. 1 Westmoor, m.v. ; 12 years Schooner .. 2,638 28 .. 6,925 tons slag .. Leaking rivets .. .. Lat. 38° 42' N.; Long. S.W. 7 Six rivets were found to have been started W. A. Scott. 26° 55' W. ; Atlantic owing to vessel straining during heavy Ocean weather ; a cement-box was placed over the rivets to stop leaking „ 6 Remuera, s.s. ; 25 years Schooner .. 7,246 123 140 5,800 tons .. .. Engine trouble .. .. .. Lat. 21° 40' S.; Long. E.N.E. 3 Starboard H.P. junk-rings and piston- F. W. Robinson. 123° 40' W. rings fractured and piston-rod bent; no other damage to ship or cargo fEsme, m.v. ; 29 years .. Cutter .. 16 4 .. 60 tons shingle.. ""J / The collision could have been avoided if the ] E. J. Grogan. „ 9 ~j Collision .. .. ' .. Auckland Harbour .. N.W. 1 Lancia had gone to starboard instead f of to port; slight damage to the Esme ; ; L Lancia, m.v. ; 16 years.. Cutter ..6 2.. ..J I no damage to the " Lancia " I E. C. Lannam. „ 14 Taranaki, m.v.; 8 years Schooner .. 5,140 63 1 600 tons .. .. Lost anchor .. .. .. Auckland Harbour .. E.N.E. 9 Owing to rough weather, the vessel anchored S.Oswald. in-the stream for the night ; when heaving up anchor next morning, it was found that the end link to anchor shackle had parted „ 14 Canadian Highlander, s.s. ; Schooner .. 3,260 34 .. 3,000 tons .. .. Lost propeller blade .. | .. 15° 17' S. ; 127° 21' W. ; S.E. 4 It was found that one blade of the propeller S.F.Cameron. 17 years Pacific Ocean had broken off; cause unknown „ 14 Rangi, sail; 37 years .. Schooner .. 86 6 .. 90 tons logs .. .. Capsized, total loss .. 4 Between Rakino Island S.E. 8-9 The Court found that the casualty was P. J. Petersen. and Whangaparoa caused through the vessel encountering a Peninsula gale of unusual severity after she had rounded Cape Colville, and that the casualty and resulting loss of life was not contributed to by the wrongful act or default of the Master or any of his % crew or of the owners ; no order was made as to costs „ 23 Huanui, m.v. ; 27 years.. Aux. ketch 58 6 .. Ill tons coal .. .. Stranded .. .. .. Manawatu River bar .. W. 5-6 When entering the river a strong set was T. C. Thomsen. encountered and the vessel's head could not be maintained, with the result that she stranded on the bar and sustained severe straining ,, 28 Wakanui, m.v. ; 32 years Schooner .. 29 5 .. 50 tons .. Broken crank-shaft .. .. 1£ miles S. of Rakino .. Calm It was found that the crank-shaft had R. A. Roff. Island, N.Z. broken : cause unknown „ 31 Wanganella, m.v. ; 6 years Schooner .. 5,625 146 324 2,400 tons .. .. , Leaky piston .. ;. .. Tasman Sea .. .. E. 4 Owing to a leaky piston, the port engine G.B.Bates. i was stopped and was worked as necessary