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

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: £ g, I Number of Nature of Number! ; Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, Ki j .2 c • , t ' tuL* Finding of Court of Inquiry. , Name of Master. Casualty. Age, and Class. |g g n . Lives Casualty occurred. Force . i r ! i r°" l i i p i ~ ~ 1927. I ! Nov. 17 | Ngapuhi, s.s., 26 \ Schooner 311 33 22 12 tons general Grounded .. .. Manukau Harbour, N.Z. S. Light .. j When rounding one of the buoys, vessel W. Bark. years and 11 horses ! swung quicker than usual and took the ground on soft mud. No damage to ship Nov. 17 Storm, s.s., 7 Cutter.. 371 17 .. 500 tons general Grounded .. .. Wanganui River, N.Z. S.E. Light .. While steaming up river between 3 and 4 L. B. Sheppard. i years j j knots, and after passing No. 5 pile at Mitchell's Reach, the vessel took the mud, and the flood-water catching her on starboard bow, swung her on to the bank. No j damage to ship or cargo Nov. 24 j Hawera, s.s., 15 F.and A. 74 10 .. 100 tons general Leaking .. .. j Between Wellington j N.N.W. Fresh .. ; While on a voyage from Wellington to Wanga- j P. MacLachlan. years \ and Wanganui, N.Z. ! I nui, vessel found to be leaking badly, caused ' through vessel straining in heavy weather ! fThe "Thistle" was loading at Castlecliff D.Connor. Dec. 1 | Thistle, aux., 29 Schooner 77 10 .. 300 crates cheese I Wharf when the " Breeze," which was years > Collision . . | .. j Wanganui River, N.Z. S. Fresh .. < berthing at same wharf, struck her a slight Dec. 1 i Breeze, s.s., 18 years Schooner 275 17 J I | blow, doing slight damage. No damage to "Breeze" j J. S. McKenzie. Dec. 6 i Koinata, s.s., 20 Schooner 1,294 34 22 300 cases oil and Bracket on rocking- j .. Wellington Harbour, N. Strong While proceeding down the harbour on way to ! H. S. Whvborn. | years 3 tons general shaft cracked ; N.Z. j Westport the chief engineer reported that ! the forward bracket of the rocking-shaft j had cracked, necessitating the vessel's j return to the wharf for repairs Dec. 11 Awhitu, o.e.v., 3 | Cutter .. 4 2 24 .. Struck rock .. .. Manukau Harbour, N.Z. Calm .. On the way from Whatipu to Onehunga the C.W.White, years i 1 Primus stove flared up and took the master's attention from helm ; being close to the rocks, an eddy caught the launch and caused her to sheer on to rocks, which she struck with her forefoot. Slierht damage to forefoot Dec. 12 Totara, s.s., 2 F. and A. 147 15 .. 4 tons general .. Rudder- stock twisted .. New Plymouth, N.Z.. . S.W. Moderate Rudder-stock twisted, caused by vessel being E.A.Eden, years blown around with the wind when turning round at New Plymouth wharf Dec. 12 Waiti, sail, 35 Schooner 17 3 .. 60 yards shingle Stranded .. .. McDonald's Beach, S.W. Moderate ! When the vessel was loading shingle on the A.W.Bryant, years Coromandel, N.Z. gale beach the wind shifted in, blowing very hard, raising heavy sea, which carried her j in higher up on the beach, and she landed | on a boulder, which went through her if When the Thistle " was leaving the Castle- C. McLeod. I cliff Wharf, and rounding the bow of the t\ i ;■) t> i , m i? a t)o ;> iq j » >v i hulk " Te Anau," the ebb tide caught her, Doc. 12 Kegulus, s.s., 19 h. and A. 162. 18 .. tons general .. ! , , '^^ ® s I I causing her to collide with the Regulus D. Connor. Dec I 9 TMstle oev 29 F and A 77 10 )> Collision .. ! .. Wanganui River, N.Z. S.W. Light .. <( abaft the bridge. The stem of the" Thistle" _ ' " ' ! " i ' | was damaged, and the damage to the y ears J j " Regulus," consisted of some torn plates and belting and some rivets off gussets in engine-room Dec. 14 j Komata, s.s., 20 Schooner 1,294 j 33 .. 6 in. crack in port .. Wellington, N.Z. .. Calm .. While loading railway-iron one rail slipped H. S. Why born. ] years side ; through sling and pierced a 6 in. crack in ' port side