Ship "Argus"

1877 Sep 25	Shipwreck
1878 Aug 19	Shipwreck


AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 25 Sep 1877
Name of Master		: John Fitzgerald DONOVAN
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 36
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Produce
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Beach, Greymouth
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the tug getting ashore.

AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Aug 1878
Name of Master		: John HAY
Age of Vessel		: 24 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 36
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: NE side of Kapiti Island
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Baffling


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel drifted on to rock owing to baffling winds.