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

Date of Vessel's Name, Age, Casualty. and class - Rig .- to | g 1 Number of 35 g gers. j Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. : Name of Master. Direction. Force. - I " 1918. Feb. 16 Tainui, s.s., 15 years „ 22 Huia, s.s., 40 years Mar. 3 i Kennedy, s.s., 53 y-ears „ 6 Kiritona, aux., 9 years „ 15 Kapua, 6 years .. 19 Bulli, s.s., 13 years „ 19 Ngatoro, s.s., 8 years 19 Lena Gladys, 8 years „ 19 Onerahi, 6 years Schooner , 60 8 Schooner 69 3 Schooner 131 15 Ketch .. 75 9 Ketch ... 18 4 Launch 29 .. Schooner 583 22 Ketch .. 24 Ketch .. 25 Ketch .. 42 Ketch .. 22 4 Schooner 87 14 Ketch .. 85 5 20 Benzine Timber General Coal . . I Loss of propeller.. Explosion; no damage Stranded ; no damage Fire ; trifling damage Stranded; slight damage Stranded; damage, £75 Steam - pipe cracked Stranded; slight damage Stranded; slight damage Stranded; damage, £400 Foundered ; total loss Stranded ; damage, £25 General damage, £200 4 miles S. of Wanganui W. Moderate The propeller struck some object and broke off Heads Wharf, Wellington Har- W. i Light .. Fumes ignited and caused explosion in No. 2 bour hold Entrance, Motueka Har- S.E. Strong.. Vessel ran on a sand-bank but floated off on bour discharge of cargo Napier Harbour .. S.E. Light .. ' Benzine-fumes ignited by naked lamp carried by chief engineer Bark Bay Reef, Tas- .. Calm .. The stranding was due to carelessness on the man Bay part of the man who was in charge at the time, and who was unqualified. She was towed into Tonga Bay by s.s. " Hina," and beached Auckland Harbour .. E. Strong .. The vessel broke from her moorings, and was driven against some punts 2 miles N. of Westport S.W. Gale .. The main steam-pipe cracked owing to heavy straining Auckland Harbour .. E. Gale .. Vessel dragged her anchors and bumped into timber-booms Auckland Harbour .. E. Gale .. Vessel dragged her anchors and bumped into timber-booms Auckland Harbour .. E. Gale .. Dragged her anchors and bumped up against a punt ashore, her stern being carried away Queen Charlotte Sound .. Calm . . Struck some floating object, probably a log ; filled and sank Whakatane Heads .. E. Light .. When coming through the heads the tide caught the vessel on the port bow and carried her on to the rocks, damaging her forefoot 7 miles E. of Point E.S.E. Gale .. Owing to loss of rudder, caused by heavy Rodney, Hauraki seas, the vessel became unmanageable, and Gulf sails and rigging were damaged D. Bonner. J. W. Crotty. A. J. Henry. C. Perriam. P. Johnson. A. T. Dowell. F. Kasper. S. Satre. A. E. Ragg. J. E. T r e g er then. C. Faulkner. W. J. Paine. „ 19 Huon Belle, 54 years „ 26 Elsie, s.s., 11 years ,, 27 Tasman, s.s., 14 y-ears ,, 28 Coronation, 16 years