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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1912.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Tol r ;al outside lominiou. Nature of Casualty. z » I I ! i o g j 55.5 1-3 er. Ol r^3 CD c 01 ■3.2 • at O 0. *H » i . at ] O co r* a o i O" . *n O CD . co CD o CO HH C . at O II 1.5 6 at > at C3 H O ~lri tn o*-* o% • co . m 55.5 55° r) > to be ce a o CO • at O © rA •".2 • 00 O co 53.? ce a a o "33 rS Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 2 3 6 11 75 710 547 7,013 1 2 2 5 2 355 368 24b 136 1 ! 4 5 11 13 430 : 1,078 790 7,149 2 1 521 •• | •• 1 j 521 5 12 13 430 1,078 1,311 7,149 .. I .. " ! I •• I •• ! •• i I 1 1,102 i i i Total strandings 22 8,345 11 i 33 9,447 2 i 1 521 •• 1 521 j .. 34 i j 9,968 i Foundered, — Total loss i j I j j i ! M \ » 17 .. ■■ i •■ .. I .. 1 I IT •■ Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage !— I 5 14 222 8,879 ! 9,101 •' I i 12 3 59 643 208 I " 1 17 17 59 865 9,087 10,011 I "• ! I 1 17 17 35 59 865 9,087 10,011 Total collisions 19 ! i 1 35 1 •• 16 I 910 .. I .. I i Fires, — Total loss Partial loss No damage 1 10 j 2 i.12 i 2 5 10 112 9,674 9,796 1 2 5 10 .. 112 ! .. 9,674 9,796 : .. "«l 9,674 9,684 " •• •• I •• ! I "' ! .. Total fires 6 2 112 8 .. .. —M- 1 ■" •• ! I | ! I 1 i I Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, and breakdown of machinery 20 1 16,956 i 1 -• 8 ! 6S8J 28 > I 17,644 ; .. 1 1 i ! ; I 100 .. 1 1001 .. i 29 I 17,744 | .>. i 67 1 i 105 I I 46,815 | 2 521 100 .. 2 621 .. j 107 I 47,536 Total casualties to shipping 44,886 38 2,829! .. i i