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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from 1st April, 1927, to 31st March, 1928.

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& Number of Nature of I Number J Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, Age, R . » 5 1 of Place where Finding of Court of Innuirv ! Name of Master Casualty. and Class. ltlg * at 3 > |p aaa «„ ' Llves Casualty occurred. ! nirp „ mng 01 oourt 01 inquiry. | in ame or Master. 5 o © P ass en- Cargo. Casualty. lost. Force. * | gers. j I i tlon ' I 1928. Feb. 5 | Wairua, s.s., 14 Cutter.. 220 14 25 30 tons general Struck submerged .. Northern Wairoa Calm .. Vessel struck a submerged object on her way W. F. Coutts. years object River, N.Z. up river. Next day, as she was leaving Mangawhare Wharf, the tail-shaft propellor and bracket fell off, probably caused through vessel striking the object the day before Feb. 6 City of Bath, s.s., Schooner 3,154 65 .. General .. Fire .. .. .. Otago Harbour, N.Z... E.N.E. 5 While vessel was proceeding down harbour W. S. Coughlan. 2 years outward bound, smoke was observed rising from ventilators, No. 2 hold. Fire-hoses were connected up and flames extinguished. About 45 cases tobacco damaged Peb. 8 Muriwai, o.e.v., 20 Cutter .. 6 2.. .. Grounded .. .. Waimate Island, Coro- N. Light .. Launch struck submerged rock off the western F. G. R. Brocas. years mandel, N.Z. side of Waimate Island. Rock covered by 4 ft. of water. Vessel drawing 5 ft. Damage to launch about £50. Master navigating on N.Z. Chart No. 2 instead of on Coromandel Chart, which is on a larger scale Feb/ 8 Dauntless, o.e.v., I F. and A. 3 1.. .. Fire; total loss .. .. Off Maraetai Point, S. 1 Vessel caught fire owing to ignition of benzine A.Cole. 19 years I Auckland, N.Z. and benzine-fumes caused by engine backfiring. Vessel beached on Maraetai Reef and burned to water's edge, becoming a total loss Feb. 9 Kestrel, s.s., 47 j Barge .. 159 4 16 .. Grounded .. .. Auckland, N.Z. .. S.W. Light .. When approaching the Northcote Wharf and T. F. Leathart. years I when a line had been made fast, owing to the engineer mistaking an order, the vessel drifted past the wharf and grounded in the mud, remaining there until the next morning Feb. 10 Huon Belle, o.e.v., j Ketch .. ! 20 4 .. 60 tons sand .. Stranded .. .. Whangapua bar, Bay S.W. Light .. When crossing the bar at night the vessel was J.Carey. 64 years of Islands, N.Z. caught on the bow by the tide and turned a little to port. Owing to the narrow bar, vessel struck a rock and partially damaged the stem Feb. 16 j Waikawa, s.s., 8 | Schooner ;3,525 48 8,000 tons general Stranded.. .. .. Papeete, Tahiti .. Calm .. While entering Papeete vessel touched a sub- E.Harris. years merged object, probably a coral head, at a | I place where there should have been 10 fathoms of water. Very slight damage to vessel Feb. 17 I Huanui, o.e.v., 18 Ketch .. 58 7 .. 30 tons e m p t y Foremast sprung .. .. 2J miles off Taurakirae N.N.W. 7 A sudden squall struck the vessel and sprung T. C. Thomsen. j years drums Head, N.Z. the foremast under the trestle-trees Feb. 18 I Mako, s.s., 15 years I Schooner 1 247 21 5 j 360 tons general Fractured condensor- .. Between Auckland and N.W. Light .. Main condenser - door became fractured W.S.Clark. door Napier, N.Z. through deterioration. No damage to hull of ship, or cargo