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1924. May 16 Lomen, s.s., 22 Schooner 35 4 .. General, 3J tons Struck submerged ! Tangiteroria. Kaipara E. 2 On voyage from Dargaville vessel struck sub- Geo. H. Vause. years object j Harbour merged object, causing her to leak, and subsequently to sink after reaching her destination „ 25 Toi Toi, o.e.v., 4 Launch 5 2 1 .. Foundered; total loss 1 Lyttelton .. .. N.E. 7 to 8 .. When rounding Adderley Head vessel broached Henry Grinnell. y ears to with a heavy quarterly sea, causing her to swamp and founder, and resulting in a passenger named Clarence Barton, about fifteen years of age, being drowned, although j provided with a lifebuoy ,, 25 Muriel, s.s., 17 Schooner 22 5 ,. Grounded .. . . i Akaroa Harbour . . N.E. 3 j When entering harbour, vessel steered too J. Sandvick. years > j close to land, resulting in grounding on a j shelving rock, but came off in an hour with | flood tide with apparently no damage to „ 26 Southern Cross, s.s. , Schooner 403 23 5 Missionary stores, Grounded . . | Pallu Passage, Br. S.E. Calm . . Vessel was proceeding at slow speed when she A. H. W. Bur21 years 100 tons | Solomon Islands grounded on small uncharted shoal, and gess. floated off an hour later on rising tide —no | damage being done to ship or cargo „ 3 Pakeha, s.s., 14 .. 5,055 82 .. Frozen meats and Struck obstruction j Bluff Harbour .. N.N.E. 3 The Court found that the accident happened W. P. Clifton* y ears general, 1,530 | | in the vicinity of Mararoa Rock; and, Mogg. tons j while it was impossible to say what were the exact causes, the Court considered that | | the low state of the tide, position of vessel in channel, and draught and list of ship j with some barely perceptible range in channel were factors which acted to bring about ! damage ; that Court could not accept | contention of Harbour Board that no | obstruction existed in the channel, as it I was satisfied that damage was not sustained I i prior to entering Bluff Harbour, and ! exonerated master, officers, and pilot from j | all blame June 14 Sunlight, o.e.v., 11 Cutter.. 42.. .. Struck submerged ! .. 1 mile off Tawharanui E.S.E. Fresh .. j Vessel struck submerged object, causing her John Buehan. years object j Point, Hauraki Gulf j to make water quickly, and preventing j I engine working; therefore vessel was headed i for beach, where she became a total wreck ,, 23 Waihemo, s.s., 4 Schooner 3,540 46 .. Ballast .. Leaking .. .. .. Foveaux Strait .. N.N.W. Heavy j Vessel met with heavy weather, causing B.Todd. years to S.W. gale j leakage from tanks into No. 2 hold, and damaging piping owing to ceiling washing about and putting pumps out of action, and ( _ necessitating ship's putting back to port „ 23 Kione, s.s., 9 Smack 347 15 .. Dredging spoil, Leak in starboard .. Wanganui Harbour .. N.W. Breeze.. | When proceeding to sea to deposit spoil, vessel L. B. Sheppard. years 300 tons tunnel bumped mole, lost way, and drifted shorewards, but prevented by ladder and anchor j being dropped and spoil eased out, which . | j | enabled vessel to be berthed at Castlecliff j I Wharf, the damaged being confined to portion of ladder having carried away and ! slight leak in starboard tunnel