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Nor. 3 Presto, s.s.; 39 years Cutter .. 20 2 .. Nil Collision Auckland Harbour .. S.W. Light The f fishing-boat '• the bows D. E. Bradney. The engine was reversed and helm put hard to port, but the "Presto" struck the " Joan " amidships, shattering a few of the seams on the foredeck of the „ 6 Kaiwarra, s.s.; 18 years Schooner.. 1,847 39 .. 4,410 tons coal ..Collision Newcastle, N.S.W. .. N.E. 4 C " C " Wate »- vessel to swing to starboard. The anchor was dropped, but the vessel continued headway and swinging struck the " Boambee," which was moored at the wharf „ 6 Hokianga, m.v.; 8 years Schooner.. 76 9 .. 120 tons general .. Damaged by heavy seas .. .. Hokianga Bar .. Calm .. WhU^stan, img_ J. W. Laing. struck by a heavy sea, which carried away the connecting-link in port steering chain. The vessel slewed round when another sea broke aboard, carrying away the port side light and damaging the screen. Eventually the vessel got clear of the bar, and later it was found that the rudder had completely gone „ 11 Pakura, m.v.; 15 years.. Schooner .. 364 17 .. 20 tons general .. Anchor and chain lost .. .. Te Awaiti Anchorage .. N.E. 4-5 C. W. Coldicatt. with moderate swell, the starboard anchor parted with 43 fathoms of chain. The port anchor was dropped immediately, and a spare anchor shackled on to the remaining 60 fathoms of chain „ 16 Nikau, m.v.: 28 years .. .. 97 11 .. 130 tons cement .. Stranded The Snout, Queen Char- N.W. 5-6 During strong wind I with heavy rain squalls E.A.Eden. „ ' ' J lotte Sound the vessel stranded on The Snout, but was later refloated under her own power. The plates near the bow were strained, but the vessel did not make any water „ 29 Claymore, s.s.; 29 years Schooner .. 119 17 16 60 tons general .. Stranded .. .. • • Whangarei River .. Calm .. Owing to a dense fog the vessel stranded on A. Johnson. " J ' ' J a mud-flat bank about 300 yards trom the wharf. About 15 tons of cargo were removed, and the vessel floated off on the next tide Dec. 3 Tongariro, s.s.; 11 years Schooner .. 5,472 54 .. Frozen meat .. .. Defects in rudder .. .. Opua .. .. Calm .. P.B.Clarke. were hardened up and thirteen renewed. A slight crack on the top of the nosing was welded „ 14 Esme, m.v.; 29 years .. Cutter .. 19 4 .. 5 yards sand .. .. Mast carried away .. • • Whangapoua .. .. Calm .. While G "* E ' Webb * No other damage „ 29 Kawau, ss .. .. Schooner.. 52 10 .. 12 tons general .. Stranded Matakana River .. Calm .. While proceeding up the river the vessel H. Eutledge. " ' ® struck a sunken log. Vessel cleared and proceeded on voyage, apparently undamaged 1938. u Jan 8 Pono, m.v. .. .. Schooner .. 30 4 .. 30 tons general .. Broken connecting-rod .. •• Pipiroa .. .. N.W. 2 A connecting-rod on starboard engine J. W. Monaghan. broke and engine stopped 12 Pupuke, s.s.: 28 years .. .. 68 3 3 .. Damage to pump levers .. . • Auckland .. .. S. 2 The rocker shaft on the pump-levers C. A. Gouk. ' * •/ carried away. Repairs effected on board „ 26 Port Whangarei, m.v.; 32 Schooner .. 286 14 .. 500 tons general .. Struck wharf .. .. .. Wellington .. .. S.W. 4 Whileberthingthe vessel failed to swing, A. G. Chapman. " vears with the result that she collided head on y to the wharf, causing a fracture to the port hawse-pipe and plate and damage to the wharf 30 Tiri mv- 7 vears cutter .. 69 9 .. 140 tons eeneral .. Fire .. .. .. Hauraki Gulf .. N. Moderate A fire was discovered in the lifeboat. The H.W.Parker. ' ' ' '' J vessel was stopped and the fire extinguished. The lifeboat was badly charred inside