Ship "Flirt"

1876 Oct 29	Shipwreck
1877 Jun 16	Collision

Ship "Flirt"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 29 Oct 1876
Name of Master		: John McKENZIE
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 100
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Near Bean Rock Lighthouse,
			  Auckland Harbour
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accident caused by baffling wind.

Ship "Flirt"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Jun 1877
Name of Master		: Charles MOLLER
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 100
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Devenport"; partial
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: At A.S.P. Co's Tee, Queen Street,
			  Wharf, Auckland Harbour, NZ
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Very little; squally occasionally


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accident caused by "Flirt" having, unknown to the master of the
"Devenport", shifted her position at the wharf.