Ship "Go-Ahead"

1870 Sep 03	Collision
1870 May 02	Shipwreck

AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Sep 1870
Name of Master		: A. FARQUHAR
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 84
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Ivanhoe"; partial loss
			  to both
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bream Bay, about 2 miles SE of
			  Wangarei Heads
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Masters of both vessels to blame.

AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 02 May 1877
Name of Master		: Daniel Robert COOPER
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 84
Number of Crew		: 15
Number of Passengers	: 10
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: At mouth of Turanganui River, Poverty
			  Bay
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stranding caused by the master attempting to go to sea without
having ascertained the depth of water on the bar.