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

Date o( | Vessel's Name, Age, _,ut]t>. j and Class. Big. g £ Number of « o * PassenNature of Number of LiTes lost. Place where Cas occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry | Name o( M^wr. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Porce. I I II ■ Near Waikato Heads, . . .. Owing to a breakdown in the engine-room the I J. Alexander. Auckland vessel was beached in a safe place and repairs effected, but when being refloated a rope fouled, the propeller at a critical moment, and the vessel was caught in the breakers and cast ashore Hauraki Gulf .. W 7 .N. W. Fresh A fire broke out in the rope-locker when about W. W. Hender breeze ten miles out from Auckland. Cause unknown Island Point, off Akaroa N. Light .. The stranding was due to a dense fog which F. H. Edge. Peninsula obscured the mainland. It might have been avoided if a cast of the lead had been taken K u a o t u n u, Bay of N.W. . Strong.. The vessel was loading when a heavy north- E. Donovan. Plenty west gale came up and drove her on to the beach. She was afterwards got off and towed to Auckland Waiheke Island, Auck- E. Strong.. The vessel was loading sand on the beach when A. McDonald, land the wind changed and drove her on the rocks Whakatane.. .. .. . . When proceeding to sea the vessel was car- George Page. ried out of her course by the current, and her bilge struck the rocks. She filled rapidly, and has become a total wreck -Akitio .. .. N.W. light .. A light was taken into the forehold, and an J. Carlson. explosion occurred owing to the presence of benzine fumes Bar, Wairoa B i v e r, N.E. Strong. . Grounded when crossing the bar owing to A. McNabb. Hawke's Bay insufficiency of water. Refloated on discharging 30 tons of coal Anchorage, Rarotonga N. Light .. When anchoring at Avarua, Barotonga, the Cbas. McLean. cable parted and the vessel drifted ashore on the reef. Tie Court absolved the master and officers from any blame for the casualty Port Le.vi .. .. N.E. Moderate The vessel collided with a yacht (name un- J. T. Pegley. known) which was anchored in the fairway and showing no light Two miles north of .. Calm .. Stranded on the North Beach. Westport, R. Rodger. Buller Biver owing to landmarks being obscured by smoke from bush fires Breakwater, Westport .. Calm . . When dredging shallows on the bar she G. A. Simpson. bumped the end of the breakwater and broke some plates Auckland Harbour .. S.E. Light :. The vessel struck a reef between .Auckland M. Scott. and St. Helier's Bay. -Accident due to misty weather 1916. Sept. 28 Albany, s.s., 2 Schooner 10 5 years Stranded; total loss „ 30 | Rakanoa, s.s., Schooner 1,393 30 20 vears i _. General Fire; slight damage _ . _. . ..' Stranded; slight damage Oct. 8 Poherua, s.s., Schooner 749: 22 j 26 years General ., 20 I Vixen, 33 years Ketch .. 21 3 • Stranded; damage, £300 ' Nov. 24 Pukapuka, 36 Schooner I 23 3 years Dec. 4 Welcome, 14 Schooner j 25 5 years Nov. 24 Sand .. Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss Dec. 4 „ 20 Ripple, s.s., 11 Schooner 187 16 years 22 Te Aroha, o.e.v., Schooner 56 7 7 years „ 25 Maitai, s.s., 24 Schooner 1,888 94 vears 20 22 1 General Coal . . General Fire; trifling damage Stranded; no damage 25 Stranded; total loss - UIIT I 1917. Jan. I Jan. I Toi Toi; 3 years Ketch .. 4 2 ,, 5 Awahou, s.s., 4 Schooner 151 15 Ketch .. 3 Collision ; trifling damage N.E. Moderate ,, 5 Schooner Stranded ; no | damage Calm .. I years ! ,. 27 Dredge 1 I ._ _.. .... . _ . Stranded: slight damage Calm . . ,, 27 Eileen Ward, Dredge 472 15 s.s., 8 years 3 3 Ngoiro, s.s., 4 Ferryboat 139 4 . years Ferryboat 8 Stranded; slight damage S.E. Light .. I I I II! I I