NAUTICAL ITEMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXI, Issue 2321, 18 January 1876, Page 2

NAUTICAL ITEMS.

' The steamer Rain was totally destroyed by fire in the North Sea on October 10 ; crew saved. The steam tug Robin Hood was ■truck by a sea on the South Shields Bar, October 14; filled and sank; three of her crew drowned, one saved. The Sustemar, . brig, from Haparanda to Hartlepool, deal laden, was abandoned waterlogged in the North Sea. The Dutch schooner Van Der Kooy foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Sept. 30; crew saved. The Taitsing, from New York, encountered a heavy typhoon in the China Sea. and lost three of her hands overboard. The ship Uncle Joe and the barque Anna, both waterlogged and abandoned, were found September 16, lat 44 N, long 39 W. An abandoned waterlogged schooner, about 200 tons, was passed October 3, lat 44 N, long 22 W. A vessel about 300 tons, bottom up. was passed September 20. lat 25 N, long 60 W. A fishing boat, with her crew of nine men, was totally lost at Gaspe on September 17. An abandoned and waterlogged ship, with white mast about 6ft above water, was passed September 22, lat 42 N, long 30 Wof Paris. Some dozen or so of either capsized or derelict vessels were passed in the North Sea early in October. The sudden foundering of a barque is thus reported by the steamer Luxor. On 28th September, lat 38 N, long 13 W, during heavy weather, sighted a barque, apparently flying British colors, lying to unrter lower tnpsails and staysail. Altered course so as to approach her, but she suddenly foundered when distant about three miles. Cleared - away a boat to render assistance, but only ■aw a^little wreckage floating about. The following is the report of the steamer Stanley, from Demerara, arrived at London:— On : September 28, lat 36 24 N, long 30.46 W, passed close alongside a large iron ship totally dismasted, and completely gutted by fire, still burning. She was very high out of the water, and appeared to be red-hot from end to end, excepting the bowsprit head and cutwater. Appeared to be about 1200 tons register, white bottom, painted ports, lower masts, lower yards, and bowsprit iron; ;.. mizen mast was lying with head on port quarter, and lower yards across the front of the poop; jibboom was gone close to cap, and bowsprit twisted to starboard; taking off the head of the figure, which was apparently a woman, painted white. Could see all her beams to the deck and hold whilst passing. Ship appeared to be nearly new, and Clyde- > built, with side scuttles for passengers fore and aft.: Boat davits were standing, but there were no signs of gear of any kind about the bull or yards. Apparently she had been boarded. Messrs Palmer, of Jarra, have built and launched an iron sailing ship to the order of the New Zealand Shipping Company. She is named the Hnrunui, and her dimensions are— Length, 195fc; beam, 34ft j depth of hold, 20ft. ■.•...-,