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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1924, to the 31st March, 1925.

J> or. Number of Nature of Number! Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, Age, Ri j »« I I j of Place where .... _ Finding of Court of Inauirv Name of Vaster Casualty.; and Class. Kl S- otS > I Lives | Casualty occurred. raiw> | finding ot com t or mquirj. came ot Master I g ! gS! Cargo. 1 Casualty. lost, j ' y 0 e n C ' Force. I J O | | j ' ■ I j i 1923. Deo. 7 Rimu, sail, 29 Ketch .. j 21 4 .. .. Broken jibboon .. .. Whangarei.. .. S.W. L. Vessel was being towed down Whangarei Eiver R. Cbisholm. years j when the tug-boat eased down, causing " Rimu " to lose way, and the tide, which was running strong, set her on railwaybridge, breaking the jibboon „ 18 Kaiaia, o.e.Y., 14 Ketch .. 24 4 .. Benzine, 20 tons Struck rock; £40 .. Flat Rock, Whakatane W. L. Owing to beacon having been washed away, ; Arthur Berridge years damage Harbour ! vessel struck Flat Rock, knocking in four 1924. planks and two stringers in port bow Mar. 11 Ngahau, sail, 2-J Schooner 85 3 .. I .. Capsized .. .. .. Off Whangarei Heads . S.E. Hurricane When half a mile outside heads on way to I H. E. Gardy. years j I Whangaruru, vessel was struck by heavy squall, which capsized her, breaking off masts, washing out bulwarks on port side, and smashing dinghy „ 16 Britannia, sail, 18 F. and A. 10 4 20-25 1 Stores .. Stranded .. .. Colac Bay .. E. 3 A breeze sprang up from the east and took Chas. W, Bradyears vessel inshore, where, owing to falling tide, shaw. she took the ground on soft bottom, but doing no damage to ship or cargo April 8 Kurow, s.s., 10 F. and A. 1,540 34 .. Timber and genera] Damaged bulwarks .. ; Auckland Harbour .. E. Moderate Whilst " Maheno " was berthing, tide caught , H. Dryden. years ] j her and swept her down on the " Kurow," whose after-starboard bulwarks were slightly damaged „ 9 Kennedy, s.s., 59 Schooner 131 12 .. Produce; 228 Stranded .. .. Foxton Harbour .. Calm Light .. When entering harbour, vessel stranded owing A.M.Stuart, years tons to scant tide, but subsequently refloated without sustaining any damage Truro City, s.s., 14 F. and A. 12,903 j 42 .. General, 5,600 Furnaces dropped; .. Between New York and | .. On 20th April, at Auckland, it was found that W. Bryden. years j tons (approx.) £1,000 damage Auckland j six furnaces in three boilers had fallen down from 1 in. to 3 in. from some unknown cause, but no damage was done to ship or ; cargo „ 13 Waiwera, s.s., 25 Schooner |3,775 62 .. Sugar and general Grounded .. - Wanganui Harbour . . V. Light .. When going to anchorage, vessel failed to Chas. Wood, years j gain sternway, although engines run " Full astern," resulting in vessel grounding, but j without damaging ship or cargo „ 13 Hawera, s.s., 12 Ketch .. 91 10 .. Genera!, 25 tons Grounded .. . . Patea River . ! N.W. Light .. I When entering port, there being very little A, McKirmon. years ( water, vessel touched bottom, and, failing to square up in sufficient time, fouled eastern wall, but not doing any damage to . vessel with the exception of breaking about 8 ft. of belting „ 24 Rarawa, s.s., 21 Schooner 460 42 100 General, 90 tons Damaged bridge and . Manukau Bar , ■ S.W. .. When crossing the bar, shipped a heavy sea, W. Bark. years deck, £150 I ; which carried away woodwork on bridge, steering-compass stand, two telegraphs, twisted steam-pipe on deck, and strained ." 1 bulkhead of smoking-room