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Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Rig. g S> i Number ol 1 Cargo. Natl] Nature of ure of Casualty. Number of Lives loat. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. & J ■*-■ Decision of Court of Inquiry, *c. Name of Master. g> g I Passen1901. uly 24 Lizzie Bell, 24 years Barque.. 1036 18 Ballast.. Stranded ; total loss 12 12 Waimate Reef, 1J miles south of Oeo River, South Taranaki Bight S.E. Fresh breeze Vessel was on voyage from Wellington to Newcastle, N.S.W,, in ballast, and at 8 p.m. the master set the course N.W. by W., Stephens Island light bearing S.E. by E., magnetic, so that Cape Farewell would be passed on the port hand about twenty-five miles distant ; but at 11.15 p.m. she struck on the reef and became a total wreck. The crew took to the lifeboat, which capsized twice, and twelve of them were lost. Losa of ves sel was caused by negligent navigation of master from taking his departure from Stephens Island and not verifying his distance when abeam by four-point bearing?. His certificate was suspended for twelve months, and he was ordered to pay £25 toward cost of inquiry Vessel touched on unoharted rook while at anchor off Gisborne No blame attached to master or chief officer.. John Rees. Alfred Child. 27 Tomoana, s.s., 2 years Jane Douglas, s.s., 25 years Sohooner 3905 General General Stranded; slight damage Stranded; partial loss Poverty Bay S.S-W. Light .. Aug. w 10 11 Ururoa,8 months Schooner Schooner 75 196 S Ballast.. Stranded; partial loss South Spit, Okuru River Poverty Bay, about two miles south of Breakwater E. Light .. Master was anxious to get out of bay owing to threatening aspect of weather, but wind fell off, and he was unable to get vessel about when close to shore Vessel struck on and passed over reef off Capo Campbeil, and, becoming waterlogged, crew were taken off by s.s. " Gulf of Ancud." Vessel was subsequently towed into Lyttelton by s.s " Cygnet." Master was guilty of error of judgment in miscalculating his distance from land, and he was ordered to pay cost of inquiry, £7 7s. Vessel, presumably unobserved by master, was set over to side of channel where rocks are, and her proximity thereto was not noted by master until too late to avoid oasualty An A.B., Thomas Newman, while engaged in unbending the spanker to replace it by another sail, was caught by the sail flapping, carried overboard and drowned Vessel dragged anchors and drove ashore while sheltering from storm The scow " Obau" was struck by a sudden squall, and, having no ballast, heeled over and could not recover herself, and capsized, a seaman named Andrew Anderson being drowned. No blame can be attached to the master Christian Theodore Julius Andersen. Charles Ludwig Olsen. S.E. Light .. •i 13 Jessie Niocol, 29 years Schooner Timber.. Stranded; partial loss Cape Campbell Road .. Gilbert Brown. 93 N.W. Light ... Elmville, s.s., 12 years Ballast .. . Stranded; partial loss Below Tokatoka, Wairoa River, Kaipara Harbour Robert Cooper. 19 Schooner 1173 24 Ballast .. N. Light .. 29 Isle of Erin, 26 years Barque.. 889 Superphosphates Superphosphates i- Loss of life only 1 1 Lat. 42° 51' S., long. 122° 15' E. On voyage from Port EUesmere, U.K., to Timaru Maori Bay, Pelorus Sound South entrance to Kitu Bay, Pelorus Sound Peter Sebire. 29 Falcon, 24 years Schooner 98 6 2 Timber.. Ballast.. Timber.. Stranded; partial loss Capsized; par tial loss N.N.E. N.W. Strong gale Light .. Peter Johnson. Sept. 11 Oban, 4 years .. Sohooner 39 3 Ballast.. Charles Bonner.