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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1919.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Domiuion. Sailing-vessels, Total within Dominion. Sailing-vessels. I Total outside Dominion. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Steamers. Nature of Casualty. » 1 • i •hO •;« ! O- ; O-o 1 & o— 1 o 3 3 r%> Z.3 rl hi I bo o or O £ 4-. ■" . m o 10 e3 O— D*3 =3 -5 -to o ! o— 0% \ Z > >z CD ■3 • to ■ m OO O tn X> &P o in O o *4 "5 I CD o Strandings — Total wrecks .. .. .. .. 2 153 Partial loss .. .. .. .. 2 , 29 Slight damage .. .. .. .. 2 81 No damage .. .. .. '■ • - I 5 6,466 ' 1 25 .. 3 1 44; .. 3 1 77 .. 3 1 1 1 44; 77i i 3 3 3 5 178 73 158 6,466 i 3 3 I 3 5 178 73 j 158 6,466 Total strandings .. .. I 11 6,729 j i_ Foundered — Total loss .. .. .. .. 1 1,872 3 1 146 .. 14 26 s 3 146 14 1 i 6,875 14 6,875 26 I 1 26 I I 1 ! 1,872 : 26 1,872 ■Collisions — Partial loss .. .. .. .. : 1 110 Slight damage .. .. .. .. ; 12 052 : No damage .. .. .. .. j 3 1,519 1 1 25i 25; 2 13 3 135 677 1,519 I i i t~ 2 ; 13 3 135 677 1,519 I Total collisions.. .. .. ! 16 ; 2,281 j 2 2 50 50; j_ 18 18 j 2,331 j .. j ! .. .. IS 2,331 FiresTotal loss .. .. .. .. 1 j 109 | Partial loss .. .. .. .. 1 83 j Slight damage .. .. .. .. 1 169 No damage .. .. .. .. 2 6,980 Total fires .. .. ..jo 7,341 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas . 15 \ 9,283 r,o hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c., ! and breakdown of machinery 2 i ; 1 1 '383; 383] 571 1 1 2 2 6 17 1 1 '383 1 1 2 2 109 i 83 i 552 i .. 6,980 i - •• 2' I i i 3,756! 8 - 2 ! 3.756, 8 3 3,865 | 1 83 2 552 2 6,980 1 8 i 383| .. 6 7,724 ! 2 9,857 ] 2 2 j 2,094; •• 3,756| 8 j 2 3,756 8 S 11,480 j 571 .. 17 2 ] 2,094 19 ; 11,951 ■ 2 2 I 2 I 1 I i ! i Total number of casualties reported.. 48 27,506 28 28 i i 8 ] 8 1,153 1,153| 56 56 28,659 28 2 1 2,094' 3,7561 4 : o,850: i 1 8 60 ! 34,509 36 I