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Sept. 11 I Endeavour, aux., < Schooner 54 5 j .. Oil .. Fire; £150 j 1 1 Rangitoto Channel .. S. Light .. ; When filling the oil-tank with naphthalene the A. E. Ragg. 10 years damage . oil took fire by some means unknown, and the vessel's cabin was bully burnt. The engineer who was filling the tank was severely burnt, and succumbed to his injuries „ 16 Cobar, s.s., 11 Ferry- 69 5 j 21 .. Collision with j .. Ferry Wharf, Welling- N. F.B. .. i When coming to berth the vessel bumped A. Durloo. years boat j wharf ton into the Ferry Wharf, the Wool Jetty, and the hulk " Gertie," through the engines being run ahead instead of astern „ 16 Waimarie s.s... Schooner 159 17 12 General Loss of pro- I .. Waihou River .. .. Calm .. Owing to the nut having worn loose the pro- J. Freeman. peller j peller dropped off the shaft „ 22 Fairburn, aux., Schooner 60 6 .. General j Stranded; slight .. Opotiki Bar .. E.N.E. Light .. When crossing the bar the ebb tide caused the i C. Thomsen. 8 years damage vessel to run into the western bank. She was afterwards refloated. „ 23 Kereru, 8 years j Ketch .. 106 9 6 General General dam- . . Lat. 28° 56' S., long. N.E. Moderate When running before the gale the vessel R. N. Anderson. age, £40 178° 22' W. gale pooped a sea which broke the rail and stanchions, &c. „ 26 Anglo Norman Barque 762 12 . . .. Stranded; total ! . . Kaipara .. .. S.W. Light but When crossing the bar the vessel was struck F£. Jeremiassen. 38 years (Nor- loss squally by a squall, and the strong current and wegian) heavy sea caused her to drift ashore ,, 26 Kairaki s.s., 5 Schooner 181 16 j 1 General Foundered; 17 Off Point Elizabeth, W. Storm .. The 4 ' Kairaki "foundered in a storm off Point W.G.Scott, years ; total loss West Coast Elizabeth on the night of the 25th or morning of the 26th November, 1914, while on a voyage from Wellington to Greymouth with a light cargo ,, 29 Arrino, s.s., 8 Schooner 2,843 47 .. Timber Collision with .. Wharf, Dunedin .. S. Strong When berthing at the Rattray Street Wharf F.Dent. years wharf ; trifl- the vessel bumped her stern into it and ing damage dented some plates Oct., 2 Waterlily, aux., Ketch .. 29 4 . . Timber Dism asted; . . Saddle Point, Stewart W.S.W. | F.B. .. Mainsail carried away .. . . J. R. Eadie. 50 years £50 damage Island „ 6 Kini, s.s., 16 Schooner 702 22 .. Ballast Broken shaft j . . Off Cape Turnagain .. W. Gale .. During a westerly gale the tail-shaft broke .. A. R. Stewart, years „ 10 Mangapapa,s.s., Schooner j 11 4 .. Timber Stranded;! .. Bar, Karamea River.. N. Strong The stranding was caused by the sudden A. J. Tointon. 12 years j £4,600 silting-up of the bar two or three days before the casualty. The casualty was not due to any wrongful act on the part of the master, who did everything possible after the casualty for the safety of the passengers and crew „ 29 Mana, 28 years Schooner 77 10 | .. Cement Stranded; slightj . . Patea Bar . . .. W. F.B. .. Vessel touched ground when crossing bar and ■ V. Johansen. damage lost way, and had to be run ashore to save j | j damage Nov. 1 Canada Cape,s.s., Schooner 2,801 37 .. Coal and Accident to ! .. .. Moderate j Pump-crosshead broke .. .. .. j A. B. Friend. 10 years timber machinery; \ 1913. trifling Nov. 6 Iris, o.e.v., new Cutter 4 4 .. Fish .. Unknown; 4 Between Bluff and E. Gale .. j The "Iris" was last seen at Caroline Bay, i A. Light foot. total loss Ruapuke Island Ruapuke Island, on 5th November. She is supposed to have capsized when making for Bluff on 6th November, some oars and 1914. fittings belonging to her having been found Nov. 6 Koutunui .. Schooner 98 11 .. General Stranded; .. Orete Point, Bay of .. Calm .. j The cause of the casualty was the failure of Ivan Vasta. damage, £550 Plenty the captain to take any steps to accurately define the ship's position when he took charge from the mate, whose information as to the position was incorrect. The captain was ordered to pay £6 16s. 6d. towards | cost of inquiry