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„ 16 Coronation, m.v.; 33 years Ketch .. 59 7 Nil 40 tons general .. Cylinder and water-jacket Nil Off Cavelle Islands .. S.W. Light Owing to water in lubricating-oil pipe two H.Parker. iracturea main bearings ran out, and No. 4 „ 21 South Sea, s.s.; 22 years Schooner.. 127 21 6 Fish Stranded w,-i a w ° cylinder and water-jacket fractured fttranaea .. .. Nil Chatham Islands .. S.W. 8 Whilst proceeding at full speed to Tupuangi A. T. Dowell. anchorage vessel grazed bottom with her keel, and, on examination by diver, no " 80 Thomas Currents.; !6 Schooner .. 84 10 Nil Nil Boiler-tube burst .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. N.W. 4 . tube in the boiler A. J. Nilsson. „ 30 Waipahi,s.s.; 10 years.. Schooner .. 1.019 30 Nil 700 tons Stranding .. .. Nil Wellington Harbour S. 6-7 TonM- J. E. Warwick. » (Pencarrow Head) buted to casualty, one being the unusual state of weather, which caused leading lights in harbour to be obscured at a i little distance and thus rendered navigation difficult, and the second cause being an extraordinary flood in the Hutt River, creating a set in a south-easterly direction towards the harbour-entrance, and, if this prevailed, would have taken ship off her course without the ship's officer being aware of the fact, as weather conditions prevented the ship's course being checked. The Court further found that the master and officers took every precaution to ensure safe navigation of ship, and that casualty was not caused by any wrongful act or default of master, officers, or crew, and, accordingly, master's certificate was returned and no order made as to costs f Doris, m.v.; 25 years .. Lug 3 1 1 Nil 1 | ...... • , The Moana" was towing a barge from Norman Fuller. Nov , j Matawhi to Paihia and the " Doris " was i , > Collision .. .. Nil Russell Harbour .. W. Light <1 going from Paihia to Russell when she ® struck the " Moana" amidships, damag- (_ Moana, m.v. ; 21 years Lug 4 2 Nil Nil 1 ing her f Port Waikato, m.v. ; 6 Schooner .. 342 15 Nil 400 tons ffenpraY " i .. J. B. Williams, years *uo tons general •• f The " Port Waikato" was leaving Central J. W. H. Holme Wharf when the Chief Engineer put J I engine ahead in error, although she had " j r Collision .. .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. S.W. 4 J been going slowly astern, the result being i. 1 that she struck the " Coronation," which Coronation, m.v.; 33 Ketch .. 59 7 Ml Nil was leavin § the wharf, damaging her (. years * * j bulwarks, &c. " 17 K ™f ar^ alcoIm ' m - v - J 10 Schooner.. 3,127 28 Nil 3,200 tons bitumen (ap- Damaged auxiliary com- Nil New Plymouth .. S.E. 7 L WhUst vessel was lying at berth the bottom D.' Abutting. y '' pressor, <kc. en( j 0 £ aux ijj ar y compressor-engine broke, damaging compressor - engine ,, 21 Holmglen, m.v. : 7 years Schooner .. 290 12 Nil 350 ton* <*priprai , T ., w „ t, r. plating and slackening rivets ® ■ • * Stranding .. .. Nil Wellington Harbour S. 4 Whilst berthing at Miramax Wharf the M. M. McArthur vessel collided with the wharf, bending her stem-bar and the plate adjoining „ 27 Waipiata, s.s.; 9 years.. Schooner .. 1,063 31 Nil Nil Damaged anchor .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. S.W. Strong The anchor was found to be cracked across S. H. Chatfield. the crown, so was taken ashore to be repaired, and a spare anchor was shakled Dec. 3 Abel Tasman, s.s.; 19 Schooner .. 1 175 29 Nil Timber and <?pnpral at-i w •-o- T1 , to the port cable for use meantime years ' general .. Stranding .. .. Nil Wanganui River .. E. Slight When going down the river the vessel took W.D.Archibald the ground, where she remained until next tide, when she was assisted off by the Harbour Board's tug, having ap- ,, 10 Pukeko, m.v.; 8 years .. Schooner .. 388 17 Nil Nil TpaIH™ a™ a n a-it parently sustained no damage easing .. .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. S.W. .. On arrival at port vessel, which had been S.Jones. leaking, was examined, when a small weeping was found just forward of amidship fuel-tank on starboard side near " 19 Ca^ n Vl0tOT ' : 15 ■ SchooneI • • 8.8«) 48 Nil 2,000 tons general .. Leaking condenser-tubes.. Nil Off Australian south-east S.W. 4 WUMwsd Melbourne W. Wyman. coast to Auckland a slight leak was discovered in the main condenser-tubes, which was repaired after vessel's arrival at Auckland