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I '■ *' 3 < vessel's course inshore. 4th. He showed gross neglect and inattention to his duty in being absent from the deck after the course was altered inshore to S.E. by S., especially after being twice warned by the second officer that the vessel was close inshore. His certificate was suspended for four months. The chief officer, George Dunn Alexander, was reprimanded for not making known the differences in the compasses, which he said he had observed. The second officer, Lewis Cameron Noble, showed want of promptitude in not stopping the engines and porting the helm when he found the vessel was in dangerous proximity to the land, but if he had had access to charts and sailing directions it is probable that the vessel would have been kept out of danger Vessel struck on snag, cracking one plate on port bow. After striking, the master ran vessel on to mud flat, patched her, and came on to Wellington Casualty caused by tow-line breaking as vessel was entering the river Vessel grounded while being towed out by the " Mahinapua " \ May 16 Lyttelton, p.s., 23 years Schooner 86 General produoe Stranded; slight damage One and a half miles inside bar of Wairau River John Coles. . 21 Isabella Anderson, 9 years Omapere, s.s., 1 year m Produce Stranded; partial loss Stranded; slight damage Supposed foundered; total loss Ditto .. Mouth of Hokitika River E. Light .. Peter Lang. 79 G . 21 352 2i 7 Coal .. North Spit, entrance of Buller River S.E. Light .. William Webster. Loch Fyne, 7 years, 100 Al Ship .. 1213 31 4 Grain in sacks Supposed 35; all hands Supposed 17; all hands 1 On voyage from Lyttelton to Queenstown or Palmouth for orders Ditto Vessel left Lyttelton on 14th May, 1883, and has not since been heard of Thomas Hogg Martin. June 1 Loch Dee 700 17 Ditto .. Vessel left Lyttelton on 3rd March, 1883, and has not since been heard of John Black. Buttermere, 7 yrs.,Al Lloyd's Rose, 23 years Barque.. 993 2-1 General Loss of life only Stranded; slight damage Stranded; no damage Ditto .. Lat. 7° 46' N., long. 24° 56' W. Bean Rock, Auckland Harbour [H. An apprentice, John Peirce, fell from the rigging and was drowned Casualty caused through wind dropping when vessel was in a narrow passage, and the ebbtide carried her on the rocks Stranded through taking entrance at wrong state of tide Pilot unable to keep vessel in centre of channel Simon Ogilvie. 5 Cutter .. 25 3 Coal .. Calm .. Prank Pelley. , 14 St. Kilda, s.s., 22 years Conference, 28 years Schooner 174 15 *> • • Abreast of barrel beacon, Nelson Harbour Between barrel beacon and Arrow Rock, Nelson Harbour Bar of Catlin's River .. S.W. Christen Eriksen Greager. Edwin Lusher. » 18 Barque.. 399 11 4 „ 25 Isabella, 17 years Ketch .. 52 Timber.. Loss of life only 1 While two of the crew were engaged towing the vessel out with her boat, a blind roller came in and capsized the boat, and the mate, Hugh Campbell, who could not swim, was drowned Casualty caused through heavy rollers coming in while vessel was being towed out by a tug. Vessel was bumped on the bar and so badly strained that she afterwards put into Auckland for repairs Robert Fullerton. July 3 Energy, 3 yeara Schooner Coke .. Stranded; partial loss Grey River bar Samuel Bichan Savory. 185