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. ! • July 23 | Success, o.e.v., 20 Cutter ... 2 j 2 Nil Nil .. .. Sank . . .. ' Nil J Oamaru Harbour, N.Z. N.E. Strong During a rough sea the range in the harbour A. Wardle. ! years i! j j ■ wrenched the vessel from her mooring, and ! jj ! I drove her on the rocks at the south-west i corner of the harbour, where she was stove in ;| !l" j and sank in 6 ft. of water. £60 damage. | I ! Ship found to be leaking port side forward; L. W. Clark. Aug. 6 j Tiroa, s.s., 11 years '• Schooner 94 j 10 J Nil Nil .. .. Leaking .. .. | Nil King's Wharf. Auck- W. Fresh .. I could not be avoided land, N.Z. The crank-shaft of the starboard engine broke ; J. Francis. Aug. 11 j Zita, s.s., 48 years | Schooner 73 8 j Nil Nil .. .. Broken crankshaft.. ; Nil 42 miles S.S.W. Cape N.W. Strong.. apparently unavoidable {•ill j Egmont, N.Z. : Ship riding to a westerly swell; chain caught A. R. Cant. Aug. 13 j Hinemoa, 's.s., 51 ; F. & A. . 282 j 29 3 General, 82 tons Lost anchor and 30 ' Nil Nuie Island .. W. Light .. in ledge of reef : lost anchor and 30 fathoms I years |j fathoms chain of chain, which may be recovered | jj | While on a voyage from Dunedin to Westport, G. Patterson. Aug. 13 j Sittang, s.s., 16 i! Schooner 2,748 j 65 | Nil In ballast .. Lost propeller .. Nil 8 miles off Tairoa Heads. S.S.W. 4-5 the vessel was felt to tremble violently, and | years jj j N.Z. j "Stop 1 ' was immediatly rung. Chief I ' * I engineer reported that propeller was gone, r , • j I" | Anchor was let go. and later vessel towed j; j ' I 1 ' i | to Port Chalmers for repairs Shipped heavy sea forward. Damaged three D. Macmillan. Aug. 20 I Opawa, s.s., 20 I: F. & A. 5,858 ' 66 j Nil General, 8,000 tons Shipped heavy sea Nil Lat. 33° 20' S., long. W.N. 9 ventilator-cowls and port wire-reel; carried years !. | i 159° 35' W., Pacific away forward bell, and burst in two doors i | i ' Ocean to crews' quarters: ripped upper tarpaulins I I ; | 1 from No. 11 hatch. Vessel eased down, ; j | | | and ventilators and tarpaulins secured and j r : j i lipline rigged. Firemen's forecastle was ! j | J flooded at after end. Men quartered in j" ' ][ bridge space Aug. 21 i Miro., o.e.v., 1 year Ketch .. 29 i 5 j Nil Oats, 35 tons; Fire .. .. Nil Lat. 44° 13' S., long. N. I 0*3 ; Fire in engine-room. Cause unknown. Sup- H. T. Himainen. explosives, 4£ 172° 36' E., Pacific posed that tank overflowed on top of engine. tons Ocean I ! Not discovered until fire taken hold. DamI ; | ; age to skylight and minor damage to electric- ; lighting circuit Aug. 23 Clansman, s.s., 42 IF. & A. 338 j 31 | Nil General, 160 tons | f the " Elsie Mary" was leaving King's j E. J. Keatley. y ears I ! . Lcolliaion .. ; Nil Auckland KZ 1ST F 4 J Wharf, she accidentally collided with the Aug. 23 Elsie Mary, sail, 25 ; Schooner 99 j 6 j Nil .. J j " ' * j | " Clansman." piercing No. 4 lifeboat with years 1 : : ; J j I L er bowspit Aug. 28 Wingatui, s.s. 12 Schooner 1,344 I 32 ! Nil General, 1,000 Guide-rod end broke j Nil | Between Dunedin and S. 4 Between Dunedin and Timaru the low- S.Hewitt. I years . I tons 1 j Timaru, N.Z. pressure guide-rod end broke off. Eccentric . !• i * i ' strap disconnected, and engines worked j j. ' ' i I i ! . compound Aug. 28 Karori, s.s., 23 | F. & A. 11,194 j 30 Nil Timber and coal, Leaking .. .. j Nil j Lat. 39° 4' S., long. W'.N.W. Strong .. While on a voyage from Westport to Auckland, J.Green. j' j | 2,675 tons ; 170° 16' E., off N.Z. on soundings being taken, water was found I. • I I coast ' tobeintheforepeak. Examination from inI - ■ side showed a small crack on edge of plate. I I | No damage ; Sept. 2 Kennedy, s.s., 61 j .F. & A. 131 12 ; Nil General, 77 tons Grounded .. Nil ; Foxton bar, N.Z. .. Var. .. j When crossing the Foxton bar, vessel grounded A. McP. Stuart, years .. | ! I 1 anc * rema i ne( l • refloated later. No 1 ■ il l -I I i damage