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

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Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, Class, Register of Lives Place where Casualty ; Remarks, or Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. and Age. Rlg * Tonnage. Pa8Sen . „ ix lost occurred. j Crew. assen Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. gers. 1938 ' City of Bagdad, s.s.; 18 Schooner.: 4,715 77 .. General .. , When taking up position to receive the J.A.White. / vears j pilot on board, it was observed that I the pilot boat was coming on the port side, rounding the stern of the " City of Feb. 2 \ t Collision Off Otago Heads .. W.S.W. 2-3 \ struck the pilot boat, which sank imj mediately after the pilot was put j aboard. The pilot boat became a total Pilot m v • 30 years 6 2 1 Nil ' ' oss W Thomson. 9 Matua m v '• 2 years Schooner .. 2,107 59 26 400 tons, general, and Stranding .. .. .. Nukualofa, Tonga .. Calm .. When entering The Narrows from Biha A. H. Prosser. 4 000 cases fruit Passage on rounding the beacon the vessel hauled up to Black Buoy, eastern side. The buoy appeared out of position with discoloured water to windward, and course was altered to inside of buoy to apparently clear water, but vessel touched bottom. It was found that two blades of starboard propeller bent and damage to bilge-keel 10 Seagull m v.: 33 vears Schooner .. 50 6 .. 44 logs .. .. Collided with wharf .. .. Whangaroa .. .. E. 5 When approaching the wharf a squall J. C. Hall. " caught the vessel and blew her on to the corner of the wharf, smashing the stock of the starboard anchor /Bellbird, s.s. : 32 years Schooner .. 52 7 .. 25 tons butter .. \ On board the Bellbird a white light C. W. Smith. showed close up on the port bow, which light proved to be from a hurricane lamp in the cockpit of the launch " Trial." Suddenly the launch altered course to 10 . V Collision .. .. .. Kaipara Harbour N.E. 4-6 < starboard, crossing the bows of the " I j " Bellbird," the engines of which were put immediately astern, but the " Bellbird " struck the launch a slight blow on its starboard quarter, causing damage \ Trial 5 / to the" Trial" G. Marino vich „ 20 Durham, m.y. • 3* years' Schooner.. 6! 261 89 .. 1,000 tons frozen meat and loss of anchor .. .. .. Stewart Island .. B.S.E. 4 When anchoring off the Murray Kiver, C. R. Pilcher. " ' general Stewart Island, the port anchor cable parted in chain-locker, due to a defective link. The port anchor and 20 fathoms of cable were lost Mar. 29 Nor West, m.v. ; 20 years Ketch .. 5 3 .. 40 tons general .. Stranded .. .. .. Waipu River .. .. N.E. Light When crossing the bar the vessel stuck on E. Donovan. the bar and was later washed up on the South Beach. Vessel later refloated, apparently undamaged