Draft:List of shipwrecks of Southland

There is a long history of shipwrecks and vessels capsizing or being lost in the oceans around Southland, New Zealand.[1] The worst incident was on 29 April 1881, when the SS Tararua struck Otara reef 13 km (8.1 mi) off Waipapa Point.[2][3][4] Of the ship's 151 passengers, only 20 survived. This incident is the worst maritime disaster for civilian vessels in New Zealand's history.[5] The disaster led to the establishment of a lighthouse at Waipapa Point.[6][7] Serious incidents with multiple fatalities have continued into the 21st century, and the Bluff Coastguard is often called upon to assist vessels in distress in Foveaux Strait.[8]

Foveaux Strait

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Stewart Island

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Bluff

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Fiordland

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Waikawa

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Notes

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  1. ^ Diggle says a seaman was struck on the skull but received surgery and recovered. This might be the reason for the claim of a life lost.

Citations

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  53. ^ "Shipping News". Otago Witness. 21 February 1857 – via Papers Past.
  54. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 67.
  55. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 152.
  56. ^ "Wreck of the brig Lochinvar". Otago Daily Times. 9 November 1863 – via Papers Past.
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  58. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 108.
  59. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, pp. 101–102.
  60. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 125.
  61. ^ "Southland". Southland Times. 11 May 1866 – via Papers Past.
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  63. ^ Diggle 2014, pp. 152–153.
  64. ^ "Loss of the Calypso on Stewart's Island". West Coast Times. 20 July 1866 – via Papers Past.
  65. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 133.
  66. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 81.
  67. ^ "Later particulars". Auckland Star. 14 April 1890 – via Papers Past.
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  69. ^ "Loss of a Stewart Island cutter". Otago Daily Times. 9 March 1894 – via Papers Past.
  70. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 284.
  71. ^ "Wreck of a schooner and a cutter". Otago Daily Times. 1 June 1901 – via Papers Past.
  72. ^ a b Ingram et al. 2007, p. 307.
  73. ^ "Imports". Southland Times. 14 November 1903 – via Papers Past.
  74. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 317.
  75. ^ "Perils of the sea". Southland Times. 24 August 1907 – via Papers Past.
  76. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 338.
  77. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 350.
  78. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 352.
  79. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 122.
  80. ^ "Burned to water's edge". Evening Star. 30 July 1931 – via Papers Past.
  81. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 403.
  82. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, pp. 431–432.
  83. ^ "Fishing launch wrecked". The Press. 8 September 1953 – via Papers Past.
  84. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 435.
  85. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 440.
  86. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 552.
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  89. ^ "Boat Aground At Stewart Island". The Press. 4 June 1963 – via Papers Past.
  90. ^ "Narrow escape". The Press. 20 September 1963 – via Papers Past.
  91. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 452.
  92. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, pp. 452–453.
  93. ^ "Fisherman safe". The Press. 11 November 1963 – via Papers Past.
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  95. ^ "Rescued from sinking boat". The Press. 1 October 1964 – via Papers Past.
  96. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 455.
  97. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 456.
  98. ^ a b Ingram et al. 2007, p. 554.
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  101. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 475.
  102. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 479.
  103. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 74.
  104. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 481.
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  107. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 487.
  108. ^ "Boat missing with men". The Press. 26 April 1973 – via Papers Past.
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  110. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 491.
  111. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 494.
  112. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 498.
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  117. ^ a b Ingram et al. 2007, p. 555.
  118. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 507.
  119. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 514.
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  121. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 528.
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  126. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 544.
  127. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 545.
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  129. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 549.
  130. ^ "'Survivor in the water' The Easy Rider tragedy". The Southland Times. 6 January 2020.
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  139. ^ "Otago". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. 12 August 1861.
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  141. ^ "The Ocean Chief Ashore at the Bluff Harbour". Otago Daily Times. 18 January 1862.
  142. ^ "Destruction of the "Ocean Chief" by Fire at the Bluff Harbour". Otago Daily Times. 28 January 1862.
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  146. ^ Diggle 2014, p. 132.
  147. ^ "Invercargill". Otago Daily Times. 23 December 1862.
  148. ^ "Wreck of the Time and Truth". Southland Times. 6 January 1863.
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  150. ^ "Wreck of the Scotia at Bluff Harbor". Southland Times. 4 June 1864.
  151. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 164.
  152. ^ "Port of Bluff Harbour". Southland Times. 15 September 1869.
  153. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 188.
  154. ^ "Bluff". Evening Post. 30 July 1874.
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  156. ^ "Port of Bluff Harbor". Southland Times. 16 July 1875.
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  158. ^ "Wreck of the Ann Gambles". Southland Times. 18 May 1878.
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  160. ^ "Wreck of the Ketch Anna". Otago Daily Times. 24 May 1880.
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  164. ^ Ingram et al. 2007, p. 256.
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  168. ^ "Telegraphic News". Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser. 28 May 1889. [The ship has] every prospect of breaking up, which, the crew being safe, is about the best thing that could happen to the old hooker, and will be one old sailor's floating coffin less
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  175. ^ "The Schooner Brothers". The Press. 12 May 1903.
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  177. ^ "On the Rocks". Southland Times. 19 September 1913.
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  183. ^ "Fishing Vessel Found Wrecked". The Press. 26 April 1957.
  184. ^ "Error of Judgment Caused Trawler's Loss". The Press. 13 November 1959.
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  190. ^ "Little hope for sons". The Press. 5 February 1972.
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  195. ^ "No Sign of Fishermen". The Press. 7 December 1974.
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  197. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". North Otago Times. 23 October 1866.

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