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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1911, to the 31st March, 1912.

Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. 1 if Number of ] Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Direction. Wind. 'nog to ~t | Passen-' Q gers. Cargo. Casualty. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Ma-iter Force. 1911. Mar. 8 Wairoa, s.s., 17 years Schooner 49 Nil Stranded; slight, damage Light .. Entrance Whangarei Harbour E.N.E. When towing a raft of logs the vessel grounded in a narrow channel, but floated off a few hours later Benzene fumes ignited owing to leaking vaporizer Benzene fumes ignited through a match beingstruck in the engine-room Thomas Cook. „ 25 Kuaka, 11 years Auxiliary barge Cutter .. 10 2 Fire ; total loss Auckland Harbour .. W. D. L. Chapman. G. Ollson. „ 29 Kestrel, 17 years 13 2 Fish .. Fire; damage, £20 Collision; no damage Collision; slight damage Collision; damage, £30 Collision; no damage Auckland Harbour .. April 4 4 Kotuku, s.s., 11 years Trusty, 47 years Schooner Lighter 662 21 Coal .. '! Port Ahuriri Calm 1 A line attached to the lighter parted, and she was caught in the current and bumped into the " Kotuku " John Flynn. 59 4 General „ 15 Gloriana Yacht .. 4 4 Nil ) Near Coromandel Wharf, Auckland Calm ( 1 The " Gloriana " was anchored in or near the fairway without a riding light, and the steamer ran into her J. Watterson. T. H. Hanson. „ 15 „ 23 „ 23 Eotomahana, s.s., 35 years Pupuke, s.s., 2 years Baden Powell, s.s., 11 years Moehau, 29 years Schooner Barge .. I 138 68 13 4 26 15 General Nil | Nil Collision; trifling damage I Northcote Wharf, Auckland N.W. Light .. Caused by mistaken order to engine-room -j J. Teixeira. T. Braidwood. Schooner 72 9 H. Peterson. „ 24 Schooner 23 3 Nil Collision; trifling damage Collision - no damage Steering - gear damaged, £65 Stranded; no damage N.W. Light I Caused by the steering-gear of the " Southern Isle " having fouled as she was approaching the " Moehau " „ 24 Southern Isle, j 10 years Whakatane, s.s., 11 years Moana, s.s., 14 years Schooner 59 5 Nil I Thames Biver, off Kopu F. Hammond. May 2 Schooner 3,686 58 General i M. McGregor. Off Cuvier Light S.E. Heavy gale The steering-gear carried away in heavy sea.. F. A. Hemming. 3 Schooner 2,414 91 125 General ■ Otago Harbour Calm Stranding caused by jamming of steeringgear ; floated off at high water Error in judgment on part of master of " Oban " in entering a sharp bend in the river knowing the other vessel was at hand The main pump broke down owing to a bolt getting loose When discharging timber on the beach a heavy swell got up and forced the vessel ashore Eunning in a heavy gale she shipped a sea which washed the master overboard and disabled the engine, and the launch was then beached to save further loss of life L. Worrall. „ 6 Opawa, s.s., 14 years Oban, 14 years j Schooner 64 12 General \ Timber J Opawa Biver S.E. Light I W. Nicholas. „ 6 Scow .. 39 2 Collision; no damage C. H. Gibson. „ 6 8 Tasman, s.s., 8 years Waikonini, 10 years Schooner Schooner 87 60 14 6 5 General Timber Slight accident to machinery Stranded; trifling damage Off Mount Maunganui, Tauranga Tokomaru Bay Calm S.E. J. Teixeira. Light .. G. W T hite. ., 10 Eeremoana, 18 months Oil launch Stranded; total loss 1 Maketu E. Gale J. A. Welsh. „ 16 Wairau, s.s., 11 years Himitangi, s.s., 12 years Schooner Coal .. Collision; damage, £500 Collision; no damage Manawatu Biver Light .. (E. Shaw. 1 W. Manley. 59 9 ,, 16 Schooner 149 15 Ballast E. The collision was caused by the " Himitangi" crossing to the wrong side of the river