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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, &c.— continued.

Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. Rig. "h cd .Number of • CD QO ■£ ed Nature of sof Casualty. Number of Lives lost. Place where Cas occurred. Wind. L Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. 'S> = «EH 3= Passen5 gers. Cargo. I Direction. 1906. uly 11 Rose Casey, s.s., 27 years Schooner 81 General Stranded ; partial loss New River, near Invercargill w.s.w. Moderate in the trough of a rough sea as H. McGilvTay. she was crossing the bar, and struck the ground heavily Owing to an unusually strong easterly gale J.iGoomes. and heavy sea the vessel was capsized and lost, with all hands, about 7.30. a.m. on the 17th July, off East Cape Owing to an unusually strong easterly gale ! J. H. Skinner. and heavy sea the vessel was driven ashore in Waipiro Bay, and became a total wreck. | The master, his wife and child, and the crew were all drowned Whilst moored to the shore for the purpose of W. Sharp. discharging cargo the sea suddenly increased, and the port cable parted. The vessel swung on to the beach, and the sea carried away part of bulwarks, broke stanchions, and part of deadwood. The vessel was hove off on the 18th August, and towed to Gisborne Casualty was caused through want of know- F W.i Cox. ledge of the currents and eddies in the new channel Insufficient depth of water on the bar. Un- W. H. Sayers. avoidable accident „ 17 'Sir Henry, 19 Brigantine Schooner 95 Timber & drainpipes Capsized; total loss 4 Between East Cape Island and mainland E. Furious gale years Aotea, auxiliary s.s., 12 years General Stranded; total loss 11 Waipiro Bay, near East Cape E. Furious gale 17 8!t it 29 May, scow, 14 years Schooner Timber, bricks, & iron Damage to : bulwarks, &c, £100 Middle of Tokomaru Bay Calm .. Tasman, s.s., 3 years Stranded; no damage Boulder Bank, Nelson Aug. 4 Schooner 87 13 General S.W. Moderate F W.^Cox. ,, 4 Moa, s.s., 20 years Schooner 95 12 Coal .. Stranded ; partial loss cargo, £95 Collision with mole; trifling damage Stranded; slight damage Collision; no damage S. Spit, mouth of Manawatu River N.W. Moderate W. H. Sayers. ,, 5 Tasman, s.s., 3 years Schooner 87 13 General Boulder Bank, Nelson S. Light .. Vessel collided with pipe projecting from mole. \ F. W. Cox. Casualty caused by want of knowledge of ! currents and eddies in the new channel « Insufficient depth of water on the bar ; 240 F. Dewhurst. tons of coal jettisoned Stern line of " Pateena " was let go too soon, Charles Clift. and she collided with s.s. " Aorere," lying at wharf Run into by " Pateena " .. A. H. Fisk. F. W. Cox. ,, 5 Putiki, s.s., 2 years Pateena, s.s., 23 years Schooner 157 16 Coal .. S. Spit, mouth of Manawatu River S.W. Fresh .. F. Dewhurst. ,, 6 Schooner 550 57 General Charles Clift. ,, 6 Schooner General Queen's Wharf, Wellington N. Light A. H. Fisk. Aorere, s.s., 21 years 49 Collision; dama g e, ship, £300, cargo, £350 Loss of life .. Medora, 27 years Schooner General About 40 miles N.N.E. from Otago Heads N.-N.E. When running before a fresh breeze the boom W. Scurrah. jibed and knocked Thomas Thomas, an A.B., overboard. The vessel returned immediately to the place where the accident occurred, but no trace of Thomas could be found W. Scurrah. ti 10 1 Fresh ..