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£ Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Name, ... -e _ — of Place where .. . ~ „ .... Casualty. Age, and Class. Klg ' S5 » ,.„„ pn Lives Casualty occurred. n - | Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. « g girl Carg0 ' Casualty. lost. j Force. 1927. April 9 Isabella de Frainc, F.andA. 76 8 i 80 tons general.. Damaged rudder .. .. Hokianga bar, N.Z. .. S.W. j Light .. After safely negotiating bar, a sea struck J. E. Kennedy, o.e.v., 25 years j ■ ! vessel on starboard quarter, damaging the rudder. Vessel beached and rudder repaired April 24 Opihi, s.s., 43 F. and A. 638 22 .. 150 tons general Struck wharf .. .. Timaru, N.Z. .. N.W. Strong When approaching No. 2 wharf a heavy squall F. G. Warren, years j j struck vessel, causing her to bump heavily into wharf, splitting a plate April 29 Invercargill, s.s., Schooner 123 12 .. 9 tons bitumen in Struck wharf .. .. ! Wanganui, N.Z. .. S. Gale .. While slewing vessel to turn up river at Castle- J.J.Smith. 42 years casks cliff Wharf she was carried on to the wharf, bumping and cracking a stem-plate about 5 ft. above water-line April 29 Kennedy, s.s., 61 ! F. and A. 131 12 . . 80 tons general Struck wharf .. .. Wellington, N.Z. .. S. Gale . . When berthing with a heavy southerly gale A. McP. Stuart, years blowing, vessel bumped heavily against wharf, bursting several rivets in frame and fore hold April 30 Edna White, o.e.v., F. and A. 6 1.. .. Burnt; total loss .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. S.E. j Light .. While lying alongside wharf, vessel burst into F. P. H. White. 15 years i flames: cause unknown. Vessel total loss May 5 Somerset, s.s., 8 Schooner 5,381 50 .. 4,300 tons general Fire .. .. .. Wellington, N.Z. .. S.E. 3 Copra in No. 2 and No. 3 bridge deck burst J.H.Price, years j j into flames, which were extinguished by j j vessel's fire appliances. Copra slightly damaged May 7 Baron Ruthven, I Schooner 1,904 32 .. 4,802 tons sugar Fouled a hulk .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. E. 5 When intending to anchor for medical inspec- A. Macdonald. s.s., 2 years ' tion, the reversing-gear jammed and the vessel refused to go astern, with the result that she drifted across the bows of the hulk " Gladbrook," the latter' s stem head piercing the " Baron Ruthven's" side above water-line May 13 Scot, o.e.v., 22 Ketch .. 16 3 .. 34 tons sand .. Grounded .. .. Waipu River, N.Z. . . N.E. Fresh .. Rudder-chain parted and vessel became un- J. Williams, years manageable. No room to let anchor go, as ship was still in the river. Slight damage to bulwarks May 22 Wainui, s.s., 42 F.andA. 684 30 19 260 tons general | Struck wharf .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. N.W. 3 While berthing the port bow came in contact W. H. W. Garyears . with fender piling, damaging same and diner. knocking one small hole in starboard bow above main -deck line. Could not be avoided, as the tide caught vessel May 23 Hikurangi,s.s., 38 Schooner 163 j 11 .. 160 tons coal .. Struck wharf .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. S.W. 2 Vessel broke against helm by eddy inside de- G.H.George, years j i flector, and, coming astern on engines, caused her to swing more. She only hit a very light glancing blow on a protruding fender pile-head May 24 j Hawera, s.s., 15 F.andA. 92 10 .. j 84 tons cheese .. Grounded .. .. Patea River, N.Z. .. N. Light .. Grounded in river through meeting two blind P. McLachlan. years \ j rollers and sagging towards the eastern wall j May 29 Coronation, o.e.v., Ketch .. 59 6 .. 50 tons general Grounded .. .. ; Awanui, N.Z. .. N.W. Moderate Struck rock entering Awanui Harbour. A. Berridge. | 25 years j | j ; Casualty could not have been avoided had ! i the rock been seen