Ship "Alert"


1874 May 18
1875 Sep 11

AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 18 May 1874
Name of Master		: John KING
Age of Vessel		: 18 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 43
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Sawn timber
Nature of Casualty	: Abandoned; water-logged; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Titirangi Bank Guard's Bay
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel being leaky was abandoned.

AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 Sep 1875
Name of Master		: Claude Hamilton SMITH
Age of Vessel		: 19 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 43
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South end of Boulder Bank at Patea
			  Heads
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wind fell as vessel was crossing bar.