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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Total Number — of Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels '^^omirdcm 6 Casualties reported. Nature of Casualty. , ; j ~ j : ~ j j — ; ; — © CO • © j CO • © 5 J j o CO © 03 . ; qj CO ™ I © IS ® tC , <wO QC =wO U3 =£© &D O v, ® !X «£ © «„ m I CUD O j fc£ © m eg O 1- ' © e6 © ©<33 I O O © j cS O O q) c6 O >— < O j c6 ©' © © ! c6 ,2 © $ 2 o® © M a ® © °"i a o© ©i fl © © oS 2 © © oco 2 o © om § 6 ® fc© § : £© § &£ ££ § 1 £© 5 | I© § § *£ > Eh j > EH j ; Eh d E- d > j Eh | > Eh J Eh 3 __ . : I Strandings — | Total wrecks .. .. •• 2 1 179 1 2 179 1 ! 2 179 1 Slight damage .. .. .. 16 6,535 .. 2 90 18 6,625 .. 1 3,525 1 3,525 .. 19 10,150 No damage.. .. .. .. 10 8,272 10: 8,272 j 10 8,272 Total strandings .. .. 28 14,986 1 2 90 30 j 15,076 1 1 3,525j .. .. j .. .. J 1 3,525 .. 31 18,601 1 Collisions — Total loss .. .. .. • • i • • • • • • • • • • • • i • • ■ • • • • • • ■ I .. i .. Slight damage .. .. •• 18 8,029 18 8,029 18 8,029 No damage .. .. • • • • 5 J 235 .. .. .. .. 5 235 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 5 235 Total collisions .. .. 23 8,264 23 8,284 23 8,264 Fires — Total loss .. .. .. •. 4 14 .. .. .. .. 4 14 .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. 4 14 Slight damage .. .. .. 5 6,618 .. .. .. .. 5 6,618 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 6,618 No damage.. .. .. .. 1 3,154 1 3,154 1 3,154 Total fires .. .. 10 9,786 10 9,786 ! 10 9,786 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy 40 j 39,225 .. 1 99 41 39,324 .. 4 12,465 .. j .. 4 12,465 .. 45 51,789 seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c., and breakdown of machinery Total number of casualties reported 101 j 72,261 1 3 189 .. 104 72,450 1 5 15,990 .. .. .. •• I 5 15,990 .. 109 88,440 i I ' I- I I . . I