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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. I Ste; Steamers. tamers. Sailii Sailing-vessels. ng-ve sssels. Q Total ouBside Dominion. iomini< ion. — Nature of Casualty. O C3 0~" O CD •GO .CO . TT. C 55 ~ 0 cd o J o _£ E- _ *h cn O 'Tr. CD 0 O CD o __ ri j > _ c CO ! 7,2 ■ Ol O CD 0-3 ro oa o i, O CD O tc rr > CD O O CD O'cd . -jr. O cc CD cd 0 O CD " i Stran clings — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 3 175 7 8,210 5 678 11 11,955 •• 3 7 6 11 175 8,210 762 11,955 I 1 96 1 1 " ' 90 3 7 7 11 175 8,210 858 11,955 '.'. 1 84 ■- Total strandings 26 21,018 1 84 1 ■ 27 96 , .. 1 96 '• 2S 21,198 - 21,102 1 '■ 1 24 10 Missing — Total loss I ! i ; i .. .. .. I " " 1 24 10 1 24 10 10 .. i .. Collisions — Partial loss Slight damage No damage 2 ' 43 3 ! 37 5 515 i! .. 3 3 6 43 37 574 I ■ .. 3 3 6 43 37 574 '.'. "l '< 59 ■ • Total collisions.. 10 595 2 59 12 654 I 1 — .. " .. 12 654 .. .. .. Fires — Total loss Slight damage No damage i I 1 ... 8 .. 1 4 4 „ I 1 4 5 59 6,258 23,893 8 8 1 59 4 j 6,258 4 18,729 59 6,258 18.729 8 ' '.'. 1 5,164 '.'. 8 1 5,164 .. 2 5,960 .. - 1 •• 5,164 •• Total fires 9 25,046 S i .. " .. ; 9 25,046 1 5,164 I 10 30,210 - Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, arid breakdown of machinery 12 7,158 3 818 15 7,976 j 2 5,960 17 13,936 Total number of casualties to shipping reported Loss of life only 57 53,817 1 247 8 6 961 1 63 1 54,778 247 8 4 11,220 .. 1 ! 1 24 10 5 j 11,244 10 68 1 66,022 247 18 1 18 1 • Total number of casualties reported 58 54,064 9 6 961 61 55,025 9 ! 4 11,220 .. 1 24 10 . jll,244; "Io" 69 66,269 19 ..