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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1909.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. iteamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Dominion. of Casualties reported. Nature of Casualty. CD CL0 G o -m o . cc r* CO EC o Eh • tc ■ cc O © O cc Ht © o EH -M O twJ* I O" o © .cfi ,ai hi I & =M O I -+H CO d cp I 6 cc © o Ol O CD ! 6 co rl > © c EH Ol ■ cfi O © j rH "3.2 O © rO en eo > -M O 'cd © oj a o Stran dings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 5 2 6 16 1,980 4,211 8,258 4,328 75 5 2 5 3 3,004 96 311 320 3 " 10 4 11 19 4,984 4,307 8,569 4,648 78I 10 4,984 4 4,307 11 8,569 19 4,648 78 1 "l "2 2 , 76 15 3,731 I . Total strandings 29 18,777 4 j 44 22,508 80 44 22,508 SO Foundered, —Total loss I : 1,200 19 1 ' 1,200 i " 1 1 1,200 19 19 ! . ! , Collisions, — Total loss Partial loss Slight damage No damage 1 4 6 5 3 1,102 7,834 3,475 12,414 j 4 1 "3 2 83 755 1,098 1 j l\ 1 86 ! 1,102 i 8,589 i 4,573 5 " " " " \ " i " 2 86 4 1,102 9 ! 8,589 7 4,573 5 I ,, ■• 16 4 :— I ; 22 14,350 i j Total collisions.. 6 1,936 1 1 5 22 j 14,350 5 ! I I 1 : I 1 1 2 26 4 11,341 6 11,367 Fires, — Total loss Partial loss 2 3 26 11,042 1 299 2 4 26 11,341 " i • • .. " V 5 11,068 ; i 1 j 11,367 j Total fires 1 299 6 " " " Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, and breakdown of machinery 12 3,706 12 4 2,105 i ■• 16 5,811 12 16 5,811 12 Total casualties to shipping 62 45,965 92 27 1 9,271 24 89 55,236 116 i I i • I .- 89 55,236 116 Loss of life only I 3 "H —: 3 ! 1 1 3,907. 1 •■ __ 3,907 il 3,910 Total number of casualties reported : 45,965 | 28 9,274| i 25 90 55,239 117 1 I 3,907' 1 ■■ I ■■ .. 3,907 1 I 91 59,146 118 62 92