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There is a long history of shipwrecks and vessels capsizing or being lost in the oceans around [[Southland Region|Southland]], New Zealand.<ref name=”harding”>{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Evan|title=Hurt takes its toll |date=27 March 2012|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/6640242/Hurt-takes-its-toll|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]| access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> The worst incident was on 29 April 1881, when the [[SS Tararua|SS ''Tararua'']] struck Otara reef {{convert|13|km|abbr=on}} off [[Waipapa Point]].{{sfn|Bain|2010|p=117}}{{Sfn|Ingram|1977|pp=199–202}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Sea is My Neighbour – A Lighthouse Keeper's Story |last=Clark |first=Thomas Alvah |year=1963 |location=Christchurch, New Zealand |pages=109}}</ref> Of the ship's 151 passengers, only 20 survived. This incident is the worst maritime disaster for civilian vessels in New Zealand's history.<ref name="Tararua">{{NZHPT|7785|SS Tararua Wreck Site|15 May 2024}}</ref> The disaster led to the establishment of a [[Waipapa Point Lighthouse|lighthouse at Waipapa Point]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Long gone silver |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/long-gone-silver |last=Murno |first=Bruce |date=8 February 2021 |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=Otago Daily Times |archive-date=3 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503115330/https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/long-gone-silver |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Descendants<!-- fix minor spelling mistake that is in the original --> pay respect to SS Tararua victim |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/79431369/descendents-pay-respect-to-ss-tararua-victim |last=Pickett |first=Brittany |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=Stuff |archive-date=13 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513101127/https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/79431369/descendents-pay-respect-to-ss-tararua-victim |url-status=live }}</ref> Serious incidents with multiple fatalities have continued into the 21st century, and the [[Bluff, New Zealand|Bluff]] Coastguard is often called upon to assist vessels in distress in [[Foveaux Strait]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fensome |first=Alex |date=6 January 2012 |title=Even a 'quiet day' can end in tragedy |work=[[The Press]] |pages=A6 |id={{ProQuest|916342546}}}}</ref>
There is a long history of shipwrecks and vessels capsizing or being lost in the oceans around [[Southland Region|Southland]], New Zealand.<ref name=”harding”>{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Evan|title=Hurt takes its toll |date=27 March 2012|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/6640242/Hurt-takes-its-toll|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]| access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> The worst incident was on 29 April 1881, when the [[SS Tararua|SS ''Tararua'']] struck Otara reef {{convert|13|km|abbr=on}} off [[Waipapa Point]].{{sfn|Bain|2010|p=117}}{{Sfn|Ingram|1977|pp=199–202}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Sea is My Neighbour – A Lighthouse Keeper's Story |last=Clark |first=Thomas Alvah |year=1963 |publisher=Whitcombe & Tombs|location=Christchurch, New Zealand |pages=109}}</ref> Of the ship's 151 passengers, only 20 survived. This incident is the worst maritime disaster for civilian vessels in New Zealand's history.<ref name="Tararua">{{NZHPT|7785|SS Tararua Wreck Site|15 May 2024}}</ref> The disaster led to the establishment of a [[Waipapa Point Lighthouse|lighthouse at Waipapa Point]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Long gone silver |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/long-gone-silver |last=Murno |first=Bruce |date=8 February 2021 |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=Otago Daily Times |archive-date=3 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503115330/https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/long-gone-silver |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Descendants<!-- fix minor spelling mistake that is in the original --> pay respect to SS Tararua victim |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/79431369/descendents-pay-respect-to-ss-tararua-victim |last=Pickett |first=Brittany |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=Stuff |archive-date=13 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513101127/https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/79431369/descendents-pay-respect-to-ss-tararua-victim |url-status=live }}</ref> Serious incidents with multiple fatalities have continued into the 21st century, and the [[Bluff, New Zealand|Bluff]] Coastguard is often called upon to assist vessels in distress in [[Foveaux Strait]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fensome |first=Alex |date=6 January 2012 |title=Even a 'quiet day' can end in tragedy |work=[[The Press]] |pages=A6 |id={{ProQuest|916342546}}}}</ref>


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==References==
*{{cite book | first1=Angela | last1=Bain | url=http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/historic/by-region/southland/lighthouses-of-foveaux-straight.pdf | title=Lighthouses of Foveaux Strait – a History | publisher=[[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] | date=May 2010 | access-date=4 May 2024 | location=Wellington | isbn=978-0-478-14764-3 }}
*{{Cite book |title=New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795–1975 |last=Ingram |first=C. W. N. |publisher=A. H. & A. W. Reed |year=1977 |edition=5th |isbn=0-589-01047-6}}


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Revision as of 06:09, 17 June 2024

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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

Ship Year Location Description Fatalities Reference(s)
Unknown 1836 Wreckage between Passage Islands and Toetoes Bay Unknown ship of about 300 tons Unknown [9][10]
Laughing Water 1870 SW of Pahia Point 411 ton wooden barque 1 [11][12]
Unknown 1875 off Orepuki Whaleboat 3 [13]
Unknown 1875 off Orepuki Whaleboat 7 [14]
The William Ackers 1876 Waipapa Point Cargo Ship 8 [15][16][17]
SS Tararua 1881 Otara Reef 13 km (8.1 mi) offshore of Waipapa Point Passenger steamer 131 [15][18][5]
England's Glory 1881 Entrance to Bluff Harbour 987 ton iron barque nil [19][20]
Marie Ange 1884 Solander Island or Foveaux Strait 275 ton iron barque all [21][22]
Champion 1885 mouth of Patterson Inlet Cutter 3 [23]
Nellie 1888 11 km (6.8 mi) offshore of Dog Island Fishing schooner 1 [24]
Star of Erin 1892 Waipapa Point Cargo Ship nil [25][26]
Philadelphia 1898 Wreckage at Orepuki 1,710 ton steel full-rigged ship all [27]
Iris 1913 Between Ruapuke Island and Bluff 4 ton auxiliary cutter 4 [28]
Mararoa 1930 Foveaux Strait Fishing launch 2 [29]
Waikouaiti 1939 South-east corner of Dog Island Cargo Ship nil [15][30]
Sea Mew 1954 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 1 [31][32]
Reo Moana 1959 Foveaux Strait 50-foot motor trawler 3 [33][34]
Aoteama 1978 Foveaux Strait wooden fishing vessel 2 [35]
Unknown 1984 off Stirling Point Dinghy 2 [36]
Cygnet 1985 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 3 [35]
Rangi 1987 Foveaux Strait Wooden fishing vessel 2 [35]
Linda Marie 1988 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 2 [35]
Avenger 1996 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 2 [37]
Unknown 2001 off Stirling Point Dinghy 1 [38]
Unknown 2010 north of Dog Island Dinghy 1 [39][40]
Extreme 1 2012 off Ruapuke Island Recreational fishing vessel 2 [41][42]
The Easy Rider 2012 Northern tip of Stewart Island Fishing vessel 8 [43][44][45]
Torea 2012 Green Island, near Ruapuke Island Fishing vessel nil [46][47]
Munetra 2014 Foveaux Strait Yacht 3 [48][49]
Ayson 2014 off Stirling Point Fishing vessel nil [50]

Stewart Island

Ship Year Location Description Fatalities Reference(s)
Industry 1836 Brig 17 [1]
Workington 1857 Brig nil [1]
Lochinvar 1863 Brig nil [1]
Pacific 1866 Full-rigged ship nil [1]
Calypso 1866 Brig 1 [1]
Zephyr 1866 Unknown nil [1]
Emilie 1890 Barque 9 [1]
Eclipse 1894 Cutter nil [1]
Cavalier 1901 Ketch nil [1]
Thistle 1903 Racing cutter nil [1]
Heather Bell 1907 Cutter nil [1]
Ruahine 1910 Auxiliary cutter nil [1]
Nautilus 1911 Cutter nil [1]
Kotare 1931 Wooden steamer nil [1]
Valmai 1951 Ketch rigged fishing vessel nil [1]
Inga 1952 Fishing launch nil [1]
Ngaitahu 1953 Fishing vessel 1 [1]
Skylark 1956 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Maranui 1960 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Little Glory 1960 Fishing vessel 2 [1]
Lena 1963 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Marlborough 1963 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Chance 1963 Wooden fishing vessel nil [1]
Scout 1963 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Britannia 1964 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Marie 1965 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Sea Hawk 1966 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Hananui 1968 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Westward Ho 1968 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Coral 1970 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Awarua 1970 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Mistral 1970 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Evening Star 1971 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Andrea 1972 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Olga 1973 Fishing vessel 2 [1]
Waikaremoana 1973 Fishing vessel nil [1]
San Marie 1975 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Sou West 1975 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Sharon 1977 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Iona 1977 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Harbinger 1978 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Kowhai 1978 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Mapua 1978 Fishing vessel 3 [1]
Peraki 1978 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Wyoming 1980 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Muritai 1980 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Nederburg 1980 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Linda Carol 1981 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Spray 1981 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Barend Jan 1981 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Komuri 1981 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Annie 1983 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Sea Star 1987 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Dong Won 529 1998 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Marine Maid 2000 Cargo vessel nil [1]
M N Subritzky 2000 Unknown nil [1]
Bargara 2003 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Kotuku 2006 near Womens Island Fishing vessel 6 [51]

Citations

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  10. ^ McNabb, Robert (1913). "Chapter X. — Otago Trade, 1836 and 1837". The Old Whaling Days: A History of Southern New Zealand from 1830 to 1840. Whitcombe and Tombs. p. 174.
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References

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