Ship "Canterbury"

1877 Jul 17	Shipwreck
1878 Mar 04	Shipwreck


AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Jul 1877
Name of Master		: Louis PIKE
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 34
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; no damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Cullen Point, Port of Havelock
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel at anchor; during night the tide swung her round on to
the shore.

AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Mar 1878
Name of Master		: Louis PIKE
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 34
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast and few pkgs. sundries
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Okakuri Bay, Tory Channel
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by a gale rising and causing anchors to drag
while the vessel was at anchor in Okakuri Bay.