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visible in the harbour in the afternoon of that day and
was below the mark. Apart from ships of the Imperial and
Colonial Governments and exclusive of all steam-launches,
of European constructed lighters and of all native craft,
59 vessels of 72,360 aggregate registered tonnage received
injuries. Of these 59 vessels 28 were British, 11 German,
5 American, 2 French, 3 Chinese, 3 Japanese, 2 Norwegian,
1 Dutch, and 4 of no flag. The extent of the injuries is
shown in the following table:-
Number of Vessels Registered Tonnage Foundered. Total loss. 3 1,052 do. Salvage not in hand 2 1,118 do. Salvage in hand.... 4 2,456 9 4,626 Stranded. Total loss.... 4 1,054 do. Badly damaged. Not refloated 7 5,062 do. Badly damaged. Refloated 4 7,394 do. Slightly damaged. Not refloated 1,862 do. Slightly damaged. Refloated 872 23 20,244 Badly injured by collision etc. Under repair 7 9,105 7 9,105 Slightly injured. Under repair do. 6 9,850 do. Repaired.... Departed 3 2,811 11 25,730 " 20 38,391 Total 59 72,366The totally lost vessels are River Steamers of which the
biggest was the British Steamship "Wing Chai" of 548 tons
and a small steam yacht of 51 tons. Of the foundered, and
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