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

Ii Nl iber of Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. «on C - I Force. Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. Rig. " tA jFinding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. Te Teko, aux.. 6 Schooner years i Gale Gale Light Light Light Gale Light Squall Vessel ran ashore and became a total wreck. The Court found that the stranding w~as caused by a strong set towards the coast and that the casualty could not reasonably have been avoided Whilst lying at the wharf, Kaikoura, a heavy south-west gale came up, and the " Cygnet" was compelled to make for Lyttelton for safety. Owing to the heavy bumping against the wharf at Kaikoura she was leaking badly, and had to be towed into port by the tug "Lyttelton" Touched patch of coral in Vuya Passage, Fiji, landmarks being obscured by rain The Court found that the master of the " Oban" was in fault in not keeping a proper lookout, and that the master of the "Vindex," < approaching the " Oban," did not give sufficient sea room to allow for emergencies. They were ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry in equal shares Whilst on passage from Vancouver to Union Bay, B.C., fire was discovered in coal-bunker and was apparently extinguished. After leaving Victoria, B.C., for Auckland, fire again appeared in wooden bulkhead and was finally extinguished Whilst vessel was at Hicks Bay the wind suddenly shifted and she had to beat to sea. In lifting anchor windlass carried away, anchor and chain being lost, and a heavy squall striking the vessel carried away the mainmast and sails Vessel struck Pipe Beacon Rock when leaving harbour and broke rudder and a propellerblade ly j The scow " .Alert" weighed anchor to be towed to the wharf, but before the tug reached her a heavy squall caused her to drift down on the " Altair" and carried away the latter's spare anchor Hole blew out in combustion chamber 1920. Aug. 6 Schooner 56 8 General Stranded; total loss General 1 South-east end of Slipper Island N.E. E. Sellars. " a „ 13 Cygnet, s.s, 35 Schooner years Schooner 66 General Leaking Off Point Gibson, Gore Bay S.W. „ 15 ...... E J. M. Appleyard. Rakanoa s.s., 25 Schooner 1.366 30 100 Sugar .. Stranded; no damage .. Lat. 17° 2' S., long. 178" 42' E. N. N. Light .. I years „ 17 Oban, o.e.v., 23 ! Schooner years Vindex, o.e.v., 23 Ketch .. years 21 Coal .. Collision; slight |*1 damage Collision; slight damage J General Fire ; no damage to ship 3 miles off Waikato, Golden Bay, Nelson Lat. 48° 10' N., long. 125° W. S. N.W. Light < J. M. Reeves. 3 „ 17 16 3 S. W. J. Tre.gidga. ,. 18 Canadian Exporter, Schooner s.s., new N.W. Light .. W. Bradley. j3,384 43 „ 19 • Fairburn, aux., 14 Schooner years 58 General Damaged rigging, £100 General Hicks Bay ... ! S.S.E. S.S.E. Gale S. Hakanson. „ 27 ■ F. G. Shirley. 1 Tasman, s.s., 17 Schooner years sT 14 General Stranded; damage, £60 General Whakatane Harbour S.W. S.W. Light .. 27 57 Collision ; no damage to ship Off Albert Wharf, .Auckland W. w. Squally J. Jackson. Altair, 17 years .. Ketch .. ft „ 30 I Ohinemuri, s.s., 29 Ketch .. Boiler-plate blown out; damage, £250 General Probably foundered 17 Kaipara Bar ' In vicinity of Niue Island 73 E. Sellars. years Sept. 4 Jubilee, aux., 23 Schooner years 90 7 General The "Jubilee " left Auckland on 15th August, 1920, for Niue Island, where she was due on 4th September. A heavy cyclonic storm arose on that da}', accompanied by waterspouts, and it is supposed the vessel was lost in the storm W. H. Champion. 10 : I I