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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927.

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j»S Number of ! Nature of Number Wind. VeSS at 6 dS B e : Age - ««■ I fl g Passen ! 1 L i°v f e S ! Casualty occurred. Finding of Court of Inouiry. I Name of Master. j | gfrl ! Car S°' Casualty. lost, j J*' 0 ™ 6 ' | 1925. Nov. 14 Fetu Ao, aux., 20 Ketch .. 22 6 ; Nil General, 7 tons i Total loss .. Nil Fakaofu, Tokelau Is- Calm .. i Vessel arrived off Takaofu, Union Islands, to H. Van de Made, years i land load, and, according to custom, as no anchorage was available, lay off and on at night. Inquiry shows that vessel was set | j on shore by contrary currents and became 1926. a total loss April 2 King Malcolm, s.s., Schooner 3.128 43 Nil Basic slag, 5,000 j Strained rivets .. Nil Between Antwerp and S.W. Gale .. During heavy S.W. gale a number of rivets W. M. Davies. 1 year tons I New Zealand became loose, bilges making water, and cargo was damaged April 10 Progress, s.s., 44 Schooner 181 12 Nil Timber, 140,000 j Bumped near bar . . Nil Hokianga Heads, N.Z. Calm .. While leaving Hokianga and rounding up be- H. L. Hay. years sq. ft. ! j tween the North and South Heads, vessel bumped slightly before reaching bar. No damage to ship or cargo April 11 Holmwood, sail, 26 Schooner 696 15 Nil Coal, 530 tons .. Stern bumped pile Nil Wanganui River, N.Z. Calm .. When being towed by s.s. "John" into A. H. Gifford. years No. 29 Wanganui River and when abreast of the moles, towline parted. Port anchor was let ' go, when " Holmwood " lost steerage-way. Fresh towline passed off port bow ahead to s.s. " John," and anchor hove up, but the " John " swung down-stream with ebb tide and " Holmwood " bumped her stern on pile No. 29. Damage to " Holmwood's " rudder estimated at £400 April 24 Marama, s.s., 18 F. and A. 3,992 131 285 General, 1,395 Valve- spindle carried Nil Tasman Sea, lat. 36*7° N.N.W. Rough.. Intermediate valve-spindle carried away on E. A. William - j years tons away S., long. 158-33° E. starboard engine. New valve-spindle fitted, son. and proceeded on voyage full speed May 11 Piri, o.e.v., 9 years Topsail 114 12 Nil Shingle, 100 tons j Explosion .. Nil Off Cape Runaway, N.Z. i W.N. W. Moderate After starting main engines explosion occurred W. C. H. Watt. schooner; i I j i in secondary silencer, blowing out sides and bottom of same and causing slight fire. which was immediately extinguished May 12 i Tuhoe, o.e.v., 7 F. and A. 97 8 Nil Coal, 50 tons .. Starboard bracket Nil Awanui River, N.Z. . . j N.W. ( Slight .. While discharging coal the starboard bracket C. W. Cumming. years broken j 1 sat on a mud-bank. Next day found bracket bent and broken May 13 ! Komata, s.s., 19 Schooner 1,294 33 Nil Coal, 2,700 tons Grounded .. Nil Westport Harbour, N.Z. S.W. I Moderate While berthed at the Crane Wharf it was J. Rankine. years found at low water that the stern of the vessel was resting on a shingle patch, 18 ft. of water over it. Vessel's draught when loaded, 18 ft. 6 in. May 13 Clansman, s.s., 42 j Schooner 335 26 17 General, 30 tons Smashed lifeboat .. Nil Opua, N.Z. .. N.W. Calm .. While coaling the crane fell inboard, smashed E. J. Keatley. years No. 1 lifeboat, starboard derrick, rail, and other minor damage May 15 Hawera, s.s., 14 ; Schooner 92 10 Nil General, 5 tons Struck wharf .. Nil Wanganui River, N.Z. S. Light .. While going down river to Castlecliff Wharf A. McKinnon. years and on nearing same, the s.s. 44 John " was proceeding up the river, to clear her carried too much way, and came alongside with glancing blow, doing slight damage to upper ' part of stern