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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1902.

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!asual ;ies on or near loasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total Number of Casualties reported. Total within Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. Nature of Casualty. 3 o 6H 00 o <o a 00 '52 O <D «w ad > °"S Kg 0 c O 00 CO 03 a o EH SB o ® 0% S3 Cud «_ o H rl 0 o 03 ■ on O en a o •0 SB S2 O <U . CO O co 55.? be 3 o EH CO "82 - DO Stran dings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 6 4 4 4,599 4,723 2,370 11,692 ■■ 5 4 3,366 408 13 I 5 10 4 5 3,366 5,007 4,723 2,465 13 I •■ : '• •• •• •• •• •• •• 5 10 4 5 3,366 5,007 4,723 2,465 13 " "l "95 3,869| Total strandings 14 10 13 24 13 • I i 13 •• 15,561 24 •• i i 15,561 Foundered, — Total loss 1 | 114 7 ! ! 1 114 7 I ' ! ■I 1 114 ■■ 7 Capsized, — Total loss Partial loss i !• 67 132 4 1 1 2 67 132 4 1 I I - 1 2 67 132 4 1 •• •• ■• .. .. - ... Total capsized •• 3 1 199 1 5 3 199 ! I 5 \ — ! 3 199 .. ; .. .. _ 5 Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage 1 1 2 37 39 3,893 i! 155 61 •• 3 2 2 192 100 3,893 ! I I I 3 2 2 192 100 3,893 •■ i .. 1 I I • I - •• .. .. Total collisions.. 4 3,909 3 216 i 7 ! 4,185 1 I I I ! ■ ■• •• ' •• 7 4,185 ■■ Fires, — Total loss Partial loss I t 1 I r I "A | 3,629 - 1 1 401 1,058 1 2 401 4,687 " '" 1 2 401 4,687 •• - Total fires i 3,629 I 2 1,459 1 3 5,088 2,873 I I I I ! i— ! i : 3 I " I ■■ •• 5,088 5,497 •• Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, and breakdown of machinery 6 2,775 1 1 98 7 1 8,137 1 487 2 2,624 I 9 Total casualties to shipping Loss of life only 22,065 20 5,955 25 45 28,020 25 1 1 3 487 3,334 3,821 2 ! 3 ; 2,624 3,334 47 3 30,644 3,334 33,978 25 3 25 2,137 "3 3 •• - •■ __ Total number of casualties reported '25 22,065 20 5,955 25 45 28,020 25 1 2,137 J 4 3 ': 3 50 28 .. 5 i 5,958