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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

7—H. 15.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Dominion. Nature of Casualty. O CD - o EH <M O ! .ED rl EM CD > CD o "52 K> -.2 I O to o 00 . to O CD . cc • z; > CD a o rt..£ K? A a o to ■M O in 0D ■ ta . m O CD O co co c ECO • cc > 5 en "S-2 O o I | Straja dings — Total wrecks .. .. .. .. 2 Partial loss Slight damage .. .. .. .. 12 No damage .. .. .. .. 6 Total strandings .. .. 20 4,670 978 1,979 7,627 " 1] "2 15 75 •• 3 14 6 4,685 1,979 •' 1 1 1 146[ 244 1,504 •• •• 1 1 1 146 244 1,504 " ■• 4 15 7 4,831 1,297 3,483 •• . " 1 3 90 1 I 3 1,894 1 1,894 26 23 1 7,717 •• 3 9,611 S •• Collisions — Partial loss Slight damage .. .. .. .. 16 No damage .. .. .. .. 1 i ' ] 23,724 5,871 "l 1 25 I 'l7 1 23,749 5,871 1 6 j 298 •' •• "l 6,298 18 1 30,047 5,871 Total collisions.. .. .. 17 29,595 i A 25 1 18 29,620 1 6,298 1 1 6,298 19 35,918 - Fires — Total loss .. .. .. .. 2 Partial loss .. .. .. .. 1 Slight damage .. .. .. .. 5 No damage .. .. .. ..' 2 8 9 9,198 9,092 i 2 1 5 2 8 9 9,198 9,092 ■• 2 1 8 2 8 9 19,552 9,092 "3 10^354 " I "3 10,354 •• -• .. .. " Total fires .. .. -.. 10 I 18,307 j i 10 18,307 3 10,354 •• 3 10,354 13 28,661 . Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas 6 to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, and breakdown of machinery Total number of casualties reported 53 5,996 1 89 7 6,085 2 j 7,835 1 100 .. ; r ; 7,935 10 14,020 61,525 5 58 61,729 - 26,381 j 100 10 26,481 68 88,210 204 •- ■• 9 i •• 1 .. ..