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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1916, to the 31st March, 1917.

Date of Vessel's Nanie, Age, Casualty.: and Class. Rig. » or Number of •Is nn. _ S3 £ PassenM H g gers. Cargo. Natu Nature of L ure of Casualty. Number _ of Lives lost. of Dives Place where Casualty occurred. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. i _rt__rt__ ; Fiuding of Court of Inquirv. Name of Master. Casualty. ] lost. ! Force. I I ill I i I 1 I I I I I i ' _ ____ _ __ — I I I . ! 1915. Dec. 24 Farina, o.e.v., 4 j I. years „ 24 Oil - launch (no L name) belonging to Public Works Depart-' ment Launch 5 Launch 4 Launch Launch 5 2 4 1 2 2 1 2 Collision : no damage Collision; damage, £15 y Collision : nc damage Collision ; dan age, £15 to _ nTauranga Harbour .. Tauranga Harbour . . Calm < The casualty was due to the negligence or "j J. D. Faulkner, default of Godfrey Petersen, who was steering the Public Works launch, in G. Petersen, Calm < improperly altering the course of the Slaunch 1916. Mar. 11 Wave, o.e.v., 12 j S years Schooner 21 Schooner 21 4 Trilling accident to machinery Stranded; no damage Loss of propel-ler-blade; j damage, £10 Broken shaft; damage, £450 Accident to machinery ; damage, £300 1 Collision ; tri- j") fling damage ' I Collision; tri- | fling damage J Stranded; total loss Collision; dam- "] age, £10 Collision; dam- f age, £30 J Fire ; slight damage Trifling a c c i dent to ma chinerv i- .. C Off Mercury Bay New Elver Estuary .. Wairoa Bay Lat. 19° 41' S.. long. 159° 44' E. Lat. 35° 17' S.. long. 167° 50' E. Diamond Harbour, Lyttelton Waipu Beach Off Onerahi Wharf, Whangarei South Pacific Off Mercury Bay E. E. .. The crank of port engine broke . . .. F. Beach. W.S.W/ Squally ; The vessel was anchored in lower harbour, D. Harming, and was struck by a heavy squall, which , caused her to drag anchor and ground on a sandbank Calm .. Touched the groyne when entering the river H. -Anderson. E. Light . . The H.P. crank-shaft broke, and the vessel E. J. M. Applewas taken in tow to Auckland by the s.s. 3-ard. " Mapourika" Calm .. The after crank web of second LP. engine J. Mackay. broke. The main engines were disconnected, and the vessel continued her voyage under first LP. engine only I The collision was attributed to glare of ~j J. D. Miller. Calm electric lights I 1 1-4. Anderson. S.E. Moderate The casualty was caused through the neglect Wm J. Paine. of J. Braidford, A.B., in failing to keep a vigilant lookout. The master was guilty of a breach of his duty in leaving Braidford in sole charge of the vessel and in neglecting to see that a proper lookout was kept. He was ordered to pav the costs of the inquiry, £6 12s. I Caused through the "Kiatia" dragging her \ J. McCormick. S E. Gale anchor and striking the "Tararawa" on ! the stern j N. Oliver. W. Moderate Fire caused through overheating of funnel by J. E. McDonald, highly combustible coal — a mixture of Newcastle and Southern New South Wales April 9 Invercargill, s.s., | S 31 years Schooner 123 : Schooner 123 12 12 S cinuery Stranded; n< damage IO ' . . B New Elver Estuary .. . W.S.W/ Squally „ 11 Tangaroa, s.s., ! f 17 years Ketch .. 110; Ketch .. 110 9 34 ( 34 General General Loss of propel ler - b 1 a d e damage, £1( 1- .. \ ■0 I Wairoa Bay Calm .. „ 20 Flora, s.s., 34 j S years Schooner 838 Schooner r 838 36 .. ( 36 General General Broken shaft damage, £45( .; •• I Lat. 19° 41' S.. long. 159° 44' E. :. ! E. ' Light . . : „ 21 Dongarra, s.s., i S 10 years, late | Stolzenfels i. Schooner 3,554 Schooner r 3,554 53 .. ( 53 General General A c e i d ent t, machinery ; damage, £3C to .. I 00 Lat. 35° 17' S.. long. 167° 50' E. '.. • • Calm .. I ., Launch 3j . . ! May 5 Moa, o.e.v., 7 I years ,, 5 Matariki, o.e.v., I 8 years 9 Waro, aux., 40 S years „ 11 Tararawa, scow, I 31 years „ 11 Kiatia, 9 years E Launch 4 Schooner , 34 Launch Launch Schooner Ketch .. Ketch .. 3 1 4 4 1 c 34 5 .. ( 44 3 20 2 4 ! 34 1 1 5 4 Coal . . Coal . Collision ; tri fling damagi Collision ; tri fling damag, Stranded: toti loss Collision; dan age, £10 Collision; dan age, £30 Hi ?e 1 D tal .. T n- f J Diamond Harbour, Lyt telton Waipu Beach Off Onerahi Wharf, Whangarei t- .. Calm i S.E. Moderate SE. Gale J Ketch .. 44 3 20 2 3,684il36 Collision; damage, £10 Collision; damage, £30 Fire ; slight damage f Gale J Ketch .. SE. „ 21 Aparima, s.s., 14 S years Schooner Schooner r 3,684|136 I 4 ( 4 General General Fire ; sligh damage .t S South Pacific W. Moderate W. Moderate