H.—ls.

Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, etc.— continued.

30

Date of - Vessel's Name, Casualty. Age, and Class. Big. rH * CO cc Tea co o Number of Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. nd. Force. Nature of Number Wind. I Passeno . gers ' Cargo. Casualty. Lives lost. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. I % 1922. May 29 Devon, s.s., 7 years Schooner 6,147 S6 Produce Fire ; no damage .. Lyttelton Wharf W.N.W Light .. Smoke was seen coming from bunkers, and H. W. Gardner. coal was found to be heated and smouldering in lower bunker Slight leakage occurred owing to slack rivets, N. P. Hocldng. caused by vibration The Court found that the master was guilty B. G. Hayward. of a grave error of judgment in continuing at full speed when according to the course set and the speed travelled he should have picked up Cuvier Light, and also in failing to take immediate action when danger was indicated by a sounding which was taken. The master was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry A heavy f*esh in river caused vessel to take E. J. Wann. ground, starting the rudder-post Touched bottom when crossing bar and sagged A. M. Stuart. towards north spit, where she grounded, but floated off on rise of tide When nearing No. 10 black beacon master of F. W. Roberts. " Express " stopped his engines, resulting in his vessel's head swinging off to starboard Edward Ryffel. and striking dredge's quarter with her stem Vessel destroyed by fire ; total loss. Cause John P. English unknown (owner). When sheltering from northerly gale about Peter Hyham. one mile from Scot's Point, the wind changed, and on endeavouring to get out vessel "was driven ashore, notwithstanding | - that anchor had been let go in 30 fathoms The Court held that a minor part of the blame James A. Walshould fall on the master, who was ordered lis. to pay one -half the costs, and that practically all the responsibility was upon the chief officer, whose certificate was suspended for six months, and he was ordered to pay half the costs of the inquiry The master had left the vessel in charge of an J. Johansen. A.B., who attempted to make through Tamaki Passage on a strong ebb tide, but the vessel grounded on a sandbank H. W. Gardner. „ 29 Canadian Scottish, s.s., 1 year Wiltshire, s.s., 10 Schooner 3,242 43 i Timber Leaking ; no damage Tasman Sea N. P. Hocking. „ 31 Schooner 7,801 103 General Stranded ; total loss Great Barrier Island, Auckland E.N.E. Gale .. B. G. Hayward. years June 2 Gael, s.s., 19 years Cutter .. 55 9 General Stranded; trifling damage Stranded; triflingdamage Matakana .. E. Strong „ 18 Kennedy, s.s., 55 years Schooner 131 12 General Manawatu River Bar N.W. Light .. „ 22 222 (Dredge), s.s., 41 years Express (Trawler), s.s., 40 years Firefly, aux. Dredge.. 502 12 5 Collision ; no damage 1 Otago Harbour Light <J ,, 22 Schooner 36 6 Fish Collision ; £20 to £30 damage Total loss by fire; £400 value Stranded; damage not stated y •- i j „ 25 Schooner 8 Pleasure only.. Matahui Bay, Russell I „ 25 Haere (scow), 19 years Schooner 99 5 Timber, approx. 138 tons Soot's Point, seven miles south from Cape Maria Van Diemen S.W. Squally „ 26 Rona, s.s., 4 years Schooner Sugar, 7,000 tons; molasses, 1,282 tons Stranded; £11,000 damage 3,784 52 Flat Rock, Auckland N.E. Irene (schooner), 33 years Stranded ; £15 damOff Brown's Island, Auckland Harbour »> 27 Schooner 24 w.s.w. Light . . age