CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10] — Page 276

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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 72,366

The 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

badly

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272 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 72,366 The 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 badly
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272 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. Register- -ed Ton- -nage. 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 re- -floated........................ 7 5,062 do. Badly damaged. Re- -floated........... 4 7,394 do. Slightly damaged. Not refloated. 1,862 do. Slightly damaged. Re- -floated........................... 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 11 2,811 25.730 "20 38,391 Total .59 72,366 The 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 badly
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272

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.

Register- -ed Ton-

-nage.

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 re-

-floated........................

7

5,062

do.

Badly damaged. Re-

-floated...........

4

7,394

do.

Slightly damaged. Not

refloated.

1,862

do.

Slightly damaged. Re-

-floated...........................

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

11

2,811 25.730

"20 38,391

Total

.59 72,366

The 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

badly

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