Ship "Ruby"


1870 Apr 24	Shipwreck
1870 Jun 08	Shipwreck
1879 Apr 23	Shipwreck


AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Apr 1870
Name of Master		: J. W. G. FRASER
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 24
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Kaikoura Harbour
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master exonerated; Court considered loss of vessel caused
principally by port moorings being very old and worn.


AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Jun 1870
Name of Master		: J. W. G. FRASER
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 24
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Kaikoura Harbour
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Lost by stress of weather; no blame attached to master. Court
consider loss of vessel principally caused by port moorings
being very old and worn.

Ship "Ruby"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Apr 1879
Name of Master		: Charles Frederick BACKSTROM
Age of Vessel		: 19 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 25
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 3
Nature of Cargo		: Bricks
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Walker Rock, off Jackson's Head
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wind fell light, and strong flood tide set vessel on to rocks.