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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1881.
RUSSIAN TARTARY.1
Posiette bay.-Yedo rock is situated in lat. 42° 34′ N., long, 130° 52′ 40′′ E. It is a triangular-shaped shoal with 10 feet least water. From the shoalest part Ostrano point (Malte Brun) bears West distant 34 miles. 2
Eastern Bosphorus.-Skrypleff island.—Two beacons, in the form of a cross painted white, are erected on the east side of Skrypleff island. These beacons in line bearing S.S.E. lead over the centre of the reef which extends in a north-west direction from Skrypleff island. Vessels, therefore, approaching from the northward should keep the beacons open of each other. The north point of the reef is marked by a buoy.3
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JAPAN, NIPON, SOUTH COAST.
Suruga gulf.-Oleander rock, a rock on which the British barque Oleander, drawing 14 feet, struck in August, 1880, is said to lie 5 miles N.N.E. E. from Omai saki. A sounding of 9 fathoms was obtained immediately after the vessel struck; the position of this danger is approximate.5
Inaboye saki.-The Japanese steam vessel Meji Maru, in swinging to her anchor off Inaboye saki, recently struck on a pinnacle rock and received considerable damage. The vessel, it is said, had frequently anchored on the same bearings, and the master is of opinion that the rock has been thrown up during a recent earthquake.
The Meji Maru on this occasion was anchored at 13 miles from the beach on the following bearings, namely:-Inaboye Saki lighthouse N.N.E. E.; west end of small island N.W. by N.; east end of reef E. by N.; Black rocks N. E.
The depth of water at the anchorage was 64 fathoms; after swinging, 6 fathoms forward, 51 fathoms aft, and 15 feet on port side where the vessel struck; one cast only was obtained at the shoalest part, the lead sliding from that into deep
7 water.
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TSUGAR STRAIT.
Siriya saki-Charybdis rock.—A sunken rock has been reported lying E. by N. distant about 2 miles from · Siriya saki lighthouse, the north-east extremity of Nipon island.
This danger (Charybdis rock) was seen to break twice heavily by H.M.S. Charybdis, when passing Siriya saki, on 20th August, 1879, the sea at the time being smooth with moderate easterly swell. Position approximate as given, lat. 41° 26′ 45′′ N., long. 141° 31′ 50′′ E.a
KIUSIU ISLAND, WEST COAST.
Nagasaki harbour-Swinger rock. 10-A sunken rock has been reported as lying nearly midway between Takaboko (Papenberg island) and Ogami point, Nagasaki harbour. This rock (Swinger rock) is about 8 feet square, and the least water over it was 4 feet. From the rock, Signal head, the north-west point of Iwo-sima, is in line with Kabuto- saki fort. The centre of Nizumi-sima_bears N.N.W. | W.; centre of Takaboko (Papenberg island) W. by S. § S.; and Kosaki Temple, Ogami point, E. by N. § N.
This rock may be dangerous for steam ships leaving the harbour when passing another vessel in its vicinity, or for sailing vessels working in; care must be taken therefore to keep Signal head well open of Kabuto-saki fort when near the locality.1
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NIPON, WEST COAST.
Saba sima,-Rocks near.12-Two sharp-pointed rocks have recently been found eastward of Saba sima; the larger of the two rocks bears from Saba sima E. by N. about 2 miles distant.15
Shiu-siu saki (Noto).-Hime-sima reef1* consists of five rocks, the south-western one, named Isonoshima, From Isonoshima, the reef extends in a N.E. direction 3 cables, and is lying E. by N. nearly 5 cables from Aisaki point. about a cable in width at its broadest part. A part of the reef is awash, the remainder is above water.
There are depths of 41 to 5 fathoms between Isonoshima and Aisaki point, but vessels are cautioned against using this passage.
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YEZO.
La Perouse strait-Refunsiri island.1a—From the north-west point of Bomașiri island (situated near the north-west extreme of Refunsiri) a reef extends to the northward fully 4 miles. This danger was passed by H.M.S. Iron Duke at night; the west extreme of Bomasiri being at the time in line with the west extreme of Refunsiri. As the extrem- ity of the reef now reported is only 3 miles southward of the shoal marked P.D. on the chart, it is considered that they may possibly be one and the same. Caution is requisite when approaching the island.
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Cape Soya.-A reef awash is reported to be situated about 7 or 8 miles E.S.E. of cape Soya.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London 28th December,
1880.
1 See Admiralty Charts: Tumen Ula to Strelok bay, including Peter the Great bay, No. 2432; Eastern Bosphorus strait, No. 2407, scale m=
3 inches. Also China Sea Directory, vol. 4, pages 87, 91.
2 Captain W. Arthur, H.M.S. Iron Duke, 1872.
• Nachrichten fur Seefahrer, Berlin, No. 37 of 1879.
+ See Admiralty Chart: Kii channel to Yedo, No. 996. Also China Sea Directory, vol. IV., pages 169, 170.
5 Mr. W. Joass, master of the Oleander.
See Admiralty Chart: Japan, Nipon, &c., No. 2347. Also China Sea Directory, vol. IV.,
7 United States Hydrographic Notice, No. 47 of 1880.
page 197.
See Admiralty Charts: Tsugar Strait, No. 2441. Also China Sea Directory, vol. IV., pages 199 and 200.
• Originally published in Notice to Mariners, No. 196 of 1879.
10 See Admiralty Chart, Nagasaki harbour, N. 2415. Also, China Sea Directory, vol. IV., page 281 and following.
11 Originally published in Notice to Mariners, No. 70 of 1876.
12 See Admiralty Chart: Seto-Uchi or Inland Sea, No. 2875; western coasts of Kiusiu and Nipon, No. 358; also China Sea Directory, vol. IV., pages 313, 314.
is Japan Notices to Mariners, No. 10, dated 11th December, 1879; and No. 11 of 25th December, 1879.
14 See Admiralty Chart: Japan, No. 2347; also China Sea Directory, vol. IV., page 318.
15 Japan Notice to Mariners, No. 14, dated 26th January, 1880.
16 See Admiralty Chart: Kuril islands from Nipon to Kamchatka, No. 2405; also China Sea Directory, vol. IV., page 349,
17 Staff Commander W. H. James, H.M.S. Iron Duke, 1879.
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