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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1905.

Date of name 01 vessel, Casualty. Age a^ so C]ass . Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. S S> '■ Number of Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. nd. Force. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. So «Eh | Passenu gers. Cargo. Casualty. 1904. April 12 John Anderson, s.s., 14 years Schooner 36 5 14 j General 80 11 .. , Butter .. 106 6 .. ! Coal .. 129 | 14 .. j General Tail-shaft broken Off Mcintosh Bay, Banks Peninsula W. While vessel was towing fishing - boat from Little Akaloa to Lyttelton, the tail-shaft broke. She was afterwards towed into port by tug " Lyttelton " Casualty caused through vessel touching ground, and losing steerage- way Both lower masts carried away below the crosstrees caused by heavy surging roll Casualty caused by propeller striking a floating log, and stripping off one blade Patrick McConville. 13 Kapiti, s.s , 1J years 13 H o a n g a, 2 months , 16 Stormbird, s.s. 50 years Schooner Stranded; no damage Loss of masts On bar, Patea River .. w. Strong .. John Abraham. Schooner 8 miles N.W. of White Island 7 miles seaward of Kapiti Island, Cook Strait Inside breakwater 200 ft. from wharf, New Plymouth North beach, mouth of Hokitika River w.s.w. Moderate Isaac Samuel Fletcher. Peter Mclntyre. Schooner Loss of propel-ler-blade N. Light .. „ 19 Takapuna, s.s., 21 years Schooner 472 47 i 40 i Genera) Stranded ; no damage S.W. Insufficient depth of water.. Sydney James. 195 12 .. Timber.. Light .. I » 22 ! Torganten, s.s., 3 years (Norwegian vessel) Schooner Stranded; slight damage s.w. Light .. j Hawser washed overboard by heavy sea, fouled the propeller, and rendered the vessel unmanageable. Sne dragged her anchors, and went on the beach Casualty caused through vessel being late on tide, and having slow steering gear Pore cable parted at moorings off wharf, and remaining anchor dragged. Vessel was driven ashore hy force of wind and sea On entering river, heavy S.W. squall with rain obscured beacons, and vessel stranded on North Beach, inside river Casualty caused by stress of weather Herman Aas. 28 Penguin, s.s., 40 years May 31 ; Dayspring, 19 years Schooner 517 .. .. General 18 2 .. Firewood Stranded; no damage Stranded ; total loss Entrance to Nelson Harbour Little A k a 1 o a Bay, Banks Peninsula S.E. Light .. John Grant. Cutter .. N. Gale .. Robert Dudley. June 1 Magic, 3 years Schooner 82 1 5 .. I Coal .. Stranded ; partial loss North Spit, Manawatu River S.W. Gale .. Thomas Eokford. 6 I Titania, 8 years Barquentine, 4 masts 1031 18 3 General Dam age to spars, loss of sails, and damage to carg j by salt water Collision; no damage On voyage from Glasgow to Dunedin S.S.E. Strong gales Thomas Selley. Well ing ton, s.s., 41 years Schooner 262 22 45 General 327 12 .. Guano .. „„J Off east end of Railway Wharf, Auckland Master of "Manurewa" was guilty of an error in judgment in anchoring in the fairway of steamers coming in to and out from the wharves. He was ordered to pay costs of inquiry Vessel grounded on a bank in the river, and in backing off carried away the rudder Vessel had crossed outer bar, making for channel of river, with fair breeze, when it suddenly dropped at a critical time, and the sea took charge of her and swept her on to the rocks and sandspit on port side of entrance Edward McLeod. 262 | 22 .. ' 7 Manurewa, 20 years 12 Nambucca, s.s., 7 years 22 Champion, 28 years Barque.. 327 12 Collision; partial loss Loss of rudder Hugh Paterson. Schooner 94 11 5 General 94 11 34 3 Harding's Bend, Opawa River Entrance to Ngunguru River calm .. William George North. Samuel Stephenson. Ketch .. 34 j 3 .. Ballast.. Stranded; total loss E. byS. breeze ..