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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Nature of Casualty. St teamers ■s. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. St teamers. Sailii ng-ve sssels. Total outside ftuoml Dominion. Casual of Casualties reported. of .Hies rep< >orted. Steamers. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. —h— r- — 3T £3 o CO • CD <E ■ -n DC • ' m _' l_ ■ — _" tD . D0 .^ O _> G £ £ O© O tc - o CD O m to 2 I | II E- J n_, EG i O 'Ji Zi<? CO cd C _. O to 0*3 aS °— O to Ox £ O to ow I.? § x& k* > & r-1 33 3 o Eh 32 O _ Strandings — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 4 I 3 5 5 375 | .. 125 ; .. 2,908 1,352 1 1 3 23 .. 5 I 42 .. 4 67 .. 8 5 132 .. 22 398 167 2,975 1,352 1 1,370 .. 1 1,370i 1,370 •• 5 ! 5 8 ! 398 I .. 1,537 I .. 2,975 1,352 6,262 I .. 63 | .. 160 I .. .. : .. .. ... i .. i Total strandings 17 i 4,760 » 4,892 I .. 1 I 1,370 .. 1 I 1,370 1,370 I - 23 Foundered — Total loss Partial loss i 2 63 .. 112 .. " 2 .— 2 48] 3 48 .. 5 63 .. 160 i I .. .. I .. .. " i " : 2 j 3 l Total foundered ! 223 3 175 2 5 ! 223 i .. 213 407 332 •• " Collisions — Partial loss Slight damage No damage : 2 6 4 213 407 332 .. .. .. 6 213 407 332 • • •• 2 6 4 .... j .. .. .. - ■■ ! Total collisions.. 952 | .. } | j i i 1 [ I i i ! ~i7| 12 12 952 ■• ■■ FiresTotal loss Partial loss Slight damage No damage . i _ j " ! 6 ; 13,579 174 I 15,552 29,311 1 4 2 3 6 I .. 6,932 j .. 174 | .. 15,552 22,664 1 1 901 .. 5 2 3 901 .. 11 6 7,833 174 15,552 "l 5,746 V. 1 5,746 5,746 .. .. •■ I i 1 I 6 I 2 j 3 i Total fires 10 1 23,565 1 5,746 .. 1 ; 5,746 5,746 : 12 • • — ! Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, and breakdown of machinery 20 J 10,147 j .. 1 -J 85} .. 211 10,232 j .. 7 11,300 .. I 7 11,300 28 21,532 | I I I I I I Total casualties to shipping 62 9 18,416 .. j 9 18,416 1 326 38,698 1,166 71 ! 39,864 _^_!_ .. 80 58,280 Loss of life only 1 9 18,416 1 326 1 .. 326 1 ■ 1 | 1 326 1 Total number of casualties reported 62 38,698 1,166 71 39,864 1 10 |18,742 8l| 58,606 ) 1