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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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I I Number of Nature of Tsrumhpr Wind. Date of Vessel's Name. Class. t»._ Register | __ Place where Casualty . Casualty.! and Age. Ulg ' Tonnage. p ! of Lives occurred. Remarks, or Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. I Crew. i Cargo. Casualty. 8t * Direction. Force. I _____ ' I i| | " " ' 1937. Mar. 16 Waimarino, s.s.; 7 years Schooner .. 1,752 31 ; .. | 400 tons general .. Stranded .. .. .. Bluff Harbour .. Calm .. When approaching No. 7 berth the vessel W.D.Cameron. took the ground about 40 ft. from wharf. With the assistance of a tug the vessel was refloated, and it was found that she had sustained damage April 2 Holmglen, m.v.; 9 years Schooner .. 290 12 .. 15 tons general .. Engine failure .. .. .. South Taranaki Bight .. N.W. 5 Owing to failure of one set of cooling-pipes M. McArthur. the engines stopped. Temporary repairs were effected and the vessel put into Queen Charlotte Sound ,, 18 Aorangi, m.v. ; 12 years Schooner .. 10,733 275 .. 1,700 tons general .. Fractured crankshaft- web .. Tasman Sea .. .. .. .. | After the vessel had berthed at Auckland T.Hill. it was found that the starboard inner No. 5 crankshaft- web had been fractured ,, 23 Alcaroa, s.s.; 23 years .. Schooner .. 9,461 164 33 2,597 tons general .. Damaged by heavy seas .. .. Lat. 26° 25' S.; Long. W. 9 The vessel shipped heavy seas over the W.C.Summers. 177° 51' W. (Pacific forecastle head, breaking open No. 1 Ocean) hatch fore-peak and damaging two No. 1 hold-ventilators. Also minor damage to ship and fittings ,, 27 Thomas Currell, s.s.; 20 Schooner .. 84 9 .. 10 tons fish .. .. Leaky boiler .. .. .. Off Matakana Island, W. 4 It was discovered that the boiler had J. Holt. years N.Z. developed a leak in the combustionchamber, and the vessel put into Tauranga for repairs May 1 Doric Star, s.s.; 16 years Schooner .. 6,359 62 .. General .. .. Leaking .. .. .. Auckland .. .. .. .. A leak was discovered in No. 6'tween decks, N.G.Oswald. causing damage to the cargo ,, 1 Tees, s.s.; 26 years \. Schooner .. 247 17 11 1,000 sheep .. .. Lost anchor and cable .. .. Pitt Island, Chatham W.N.W. 5 Owing to the vessel ranging, the starboard J. B. Allsop. Islands cable parted in hawse-pipe while the 45 fathom shackle was in the water. To be recovered on next visit to the Chathams ,,'10 Pono, m.v.; 24 years .. Schooner .. 30 4 .. General .. .. Collision .. .. .. Auckland Harbour .. S.W. Light At 11.45 p.m. a launch was seen close on N.Morgan. the starboard side and two green lights close on port side. Simultaneously something was heard to have carried away, which was found to be the tow-line between a launch and the barge " Kitty Fraser," which bumped the " Pono." The " Kitty Fraser" was slightly damaged and the " Pono" sustained damage to her port bulwarks ,, 11 Kawau, s.s.; 28 years .. Ketch • 52 10 .. 2 tons general .. .. Loose propeller .. .. .. Vivian Bay, Kawau Island N.W. Light When engines going half-speed astern the J. V. Ruthe. propeller worked loose on the boss, and vessel had to be towed to Auckland for repairs ,, 15 Robey, m.v. ; 31 years .. Cutter .. 6 2 .. Towing only .. .. Stranded .. .. .. Auckland Harbour .. N.E. Gale Owing to engine trouble, freshening wind P. Baron. and sea, and the parting of the tow-lines connecting the vessel with the barges " Samoa " and " Argyle," the anchors of all three vessels were dropped in the Tamaki Passage. Later all three vessels dragged and were driven ashore. The barges were successfully refloated, and efforts are being made to refloat the _ „ . " Robey." Subsequently refloated ,, 15 Haere, m.v.; 34 years .. Schooner .. 59 5 .. Nil .. .. .. Stranded .. .. .. Marsden Point, Whanga- N. Heavy gale While the vessel was sheltering off Whanga- E.W.Norton. rei rei Heads, during a heavy gale the vessel commenced to drag her anchors, and at 10 p.m. the vessel touched the rocks. The vessel was beached for safety and was subsequently refloated, apparently ll 1 undamaged