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

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£ §> Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, ■£ _ — ■ Place where j Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. Age, and Class. •&£ fe p flQafin Lives Casualty occurred. nirppgg 8 gerT Car g°- | Casualty. lost. | | Force - 1926. Jan. 29 Canadian Challenger .. 5,331 34 .. General, 2,098 Leaking.. .. .. Lat. 28*4° N., long. .. Gale .. From date to 5th February vessel encountered W. B. Armit. 9.8., 4} years ' tons 70*10° W. heavy gales and high seas, in which she strained heavily, causing leakage of fuel oil from various tanks ,, 31 Ngahau, aux., 5 Sbhooner 21 6 .. In ballast .. Injured engine .. .. Off Cape Stevens S.E. Variable When bound to Croixelles from "Wellington G.H.King, year? the after head on port engine developed a crack, and vessel was headed towards Nelson for repairs Feb. 1 Tuatea, s.s,, 21 Cutter . • 58 5 29 .. Struck breakwater .. Gisborne .. •. W. Light .. The Master mistook a bright bicycle-light on John H. vears ! the breakwater for white light on end of Hawkes. groyne, and, before he discovered his error and vessel had gone astern sufficiently, the stern struck the breakwater a glancing blow damaging former and tearing away sheath to the value of £50 f The " Mana " was lightering the " Port D. Bonner. 1 Mana, s.s., 40 years Schooner j 76 10 .. Frozen mutton Hunter" when, owing to the heavy swell, | the mainmast of the " Mana " caught on the .. .. Wanganui Roadstead W. fish-plate on the starboard bow of the" Port Port Hunter, s.s., Schooner 5,296 ...... | ! Hunter," breaking the bolt on the mast and 3 years ! J I damaging the mast and rigging to the value of £1 10s. ,, 4 City of Norwich, Schooner j 4,346 66 .. General, 4,920 Fire; slight damage .. Lat. 34° S., long. 152° N.E. 5 Smoke was observed issuing from No. 6 hold Lidstone Adams s.s., 13 years tons 30' W. ventilator, starboard side aft, and hatch was opened and two leads of hose and quantities of sand played on fire until extinguished „ 10 Cygnet, s.s., 41 Schooner ; 70 10 .. General and coal, C o n d e n s o r-door .. Kaikoura .. .. W. Light .. It was discovered that the condensor-door W.Williamson, years j 22 tons cracked ! was cracked, which was caused by the main discharge-pipe being blocked with ashes and other matter floating in harbour „ 16 Marama, s.s., 19 Schooner 3,992 129 107 General, 1,400 Engine trouble .. .. Prince's Wharf, Auck- S.W. 2 After vessel was berthed, the Chief Engineer H. W. W. Bold years tons land reported that rocking-shaft bearings on port engine had carried away, caused probably by pump getting sudden rush of water. „ 17 Kaimanawa, s.s., Steamer 2,416 27 .. Plate dented .. .. Auckland .. .. S. 4 Whilst moving slowly alongside wharf one of D. McDonald. 17 years the spring piles caught under sheer-strake plate, starting some rivets and slightly denting plate below „ 26 Kurnalpi, s.s., 20 Schooner 298 17 .. General, 80 tons Struck submerged .. Bay of Islands .. Var. 2 When just clear of Red Head the vessel scraped George Atwood. years object a submerged object, which appeared to give with the ship and did not diminish her headway ; no damage was done, as soundings in bilges and tanks showed them to be quite dry „ 28 Karu, aux., 25 Schooner 197 12 .. Timber, 184,000 Stranded; total loss 2 Twilight Bay, Cape S.S.W. 9 The Court found that the casualty was caused 1 J. W. R. Richyears ft. £5,000 Maria Van Dieman by the vessel striking some object on the mond. bar as she came from Whangape Harbour ; that the vessel was seaworthy and well found ; and that Frank Saunders and Roy Ravenswood lost their lives by drow r ning when endeavouring to get ashore from the wreck. The Court ordered that the Master's certificate be returned, and made no order as to costs .