Pelham 1886

Pelham 1886 PELHAM, steamer : Went ashore off Lookout Point, Bluff, on August 9, 1886, and became a total wreck. The vessel was bound from Greymouth to Bluff, …

Pacific 1864

Pacific 1864 PACIFIC, ship : On February 1, 1864, the Pacific was totally wrecked at Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island. The ship, in company with the brig …

Otago 1876

Otago 1876 OTAGO, steamer: Totally wrecked at Chas¬lands Mistake, south of Nugget Point, on December 4, 1876. The Otago left Dunedin on December 3, bound …

Lyttelton 1886

Lyttelton 1886 LYTTELTON, ship : Went ashore at Timaru on the morning of June 12, 1886, and became a total wreck. The ship was being towed out to sea by the …

Tern 1963

Tern 1963 TERN, fishing vessel: During a north-east blow on September 8, 1963, the vessel broke adrift from her moorings in Moeraki Harbour, North Otago, and …

Anges Rose 1882

Anges Rose 1882 AGNES ROSE, cutter: Totally wrecked on the bar of the Jacob’s River, Riverton, on April 3, 1882, her crew of two being saved. The vessel, …

Inga 1952

Inga 1952 INGA, fishing vessel: On December 16, 1952, while a search was being made for crayfish pots shifted by the tide, the Inga got too close inshore and a …

Stella Maris 1952

Stella Maris 1952 STELLA MARIS, fishing vessel: At 9 p.m. on July 18, 1952, the vessel ran aground near Tewais Point, opposite the entrance to Bluff Harbour, …

Marlborough 1963

Marlborough 1963 MARLBOROUGH, fishing vessel: The crew were lifting crayfish pots off Mokinui Island, off the south-west coast of Stewart Island, on September …

Lena 1963

Lena 1963 LENA, fishing vessel: During an easterly gale on June 1, 1963, the Lena developed a serious leak and about 3.30 p.m. was beached in Patersons Inlet, …