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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion m „ Total Number , - - I : • ; _ of Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. 6 Casualties reported. I Nature of Casualty. 7 j j ; i ~ ~ j 7 T | ; 7 j j ~ j 7 : §> «MO I S) =HO t£) §3 I <wO ; : gj ! ' «M« §5 O ® © cS O 1 c3 Or- ® ® cS O* - ' 003 cS j O r_l O © e6 ©O © ci O — O © Oh S ® § o I § £ I 5 1 § o© O | § 0* ! Om § o© 0® 2 o ® O m 5 | O © Kg O o »£ o £.5 Kg o i Kg c Kg o Kg § 1 55 £ > EH J > Er H i A Eh J £ J Strandings — Total wrecks • • • • • • 3 1,484 .. 1 98 4 1,582 .. 1 244 .. . . .. 1 244 .. 5 1,826 Slight damage . . • • • • 3 239 .. .. .. .. 3 239 . . 1 5,852| .. . . . . 1 5,852 .. 4 6,091 No damage . • • • • • • • 15 7,287 .. 3 956 .. 18 8,243 .. 1 403j .. . . .. j 1 403 . . 19 8,646 Total strandings .. .. 21 9,010 .. 4 1,054 .. 25 10,064 .. 3 6,499| .. .. .. j 3 6,499 .. 28 16,563 Collisions — Total loss .. .. •• •• 1 4 1.4 1 4.. Partial loss .. .. . . . • 1 15 . • .. . • • • 1 15 .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . 1 15 Slight damage .. . . .. 29 16,723 .. 1 21 30 16,744 .. 1 4,014 . . . . . . . . 1 j 4,014 . . 31 20,758 No damage .. .. .. •• 4 14 1 99 5 113 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 5 113 Total collisions .. .. 35 16,756 .. 2 120 .. 37 16,876 . . 1 4,014 . . . . 1 4,014 .. 38 20,890 Fires — Total loss .. .. .. . . 3 15 . • • • • • . • 3 15 .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . 3 15 Slight damage .. .. .. 7 16,196 .. •• •• •• 7 16,196 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 16,196 No damage .. .. . . •. 1 5,055 .. • • • • • • 1 5,055 .. 2 7,632 .. .. .. j 2 7,632 . . 3 12,687 Total fires .. .. .. 11 21,266 11 21,266 .. 2 7,632 2 7,632 13 28,898 Foundered — Total loss .. .. .. .. 2 192 19 2 192 19 2 j 192 19 Total founderings .. .. 2 192 19 . . . . .. 2 192 19 .. .... J . . j 2 | 192 19 • Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy 19 14,465 .. 1 85 .. 20 14,550 .. 6 20,378 .. .. .. .. 6 20,378 .. 26 34,928 seas t© hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c., and breakdown of machinery • Total miscellaneous .. .. 19 14,465 .. 1 85 20 14,550 .. 6 20,378 .. .. .. .. 6 20,378 .. 26 34,928 Total number of casualties reported 88 61,689 19 7 1,259 .. 95 62,948 19 12 38,523 •• .. • • .. 12 38,523 .. 107 101,461 19