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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[edit]

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]
Marie Ange 1884 Solander Island or Foveaux Strait 275 ton iron barque all [19][20]
Champion 1885 mouth of Patterson Inlet Cutter 3 [21]
Nellie 1888 11 km (6.8 mi) offshore of Dog Island Fishing schooner 1 [22]
Star of Erin 1892 Waipapa Point Cargo Ship nil [23][24]
Philadelphia 1898 Wreckage at Orepuki 1,710 ton steel full-rigged ship all [25]
Iris 1913 Between Ruapuke Island and Bluff 4 ton auxiliary cutter 4 [26]
Mararoa 1930 Foveaux Strait Fishing launch 2 [27]
Waikouaiti 1939 South-east corner of Dog Island Cargo Ship nil [15][28]
Sea Mew 1954 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 1 [29][30]
Reo Moana 1959 Foveaux Strait 50-foot motor trawler 3 [31][32]
Star of the Sea 1963 Long Point, west of Tuatapere Fishing vessel 1 [33]
Aoteama 1978 Foveaux Strait wooden fishing vessel 2 [34]
Unknown 1984 off Stirling Point Dinghy 2 [35]
Cygnet 1985 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 3 [34]
Rangi 1987 Foveaux Strait Wooden fishing vessel 2 [34]
Linda Marie 1988 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 2 [34]
Avenger 1996 Foveaux Strait Fishing vessel 2 [36]
Unknown 2001 off Stirling Point Dinghy 1 [37]
Unknown 2010 north of Dog Island Dinghy 1 [38][39]
Extreme 1 2012 off Ruapuke Island Recreational fishing vessel 2 [40][41]
The Easy Rider 2012 Northern tip of Stewart Island Fishing vessel 8 [42][43][44]
Torea 2012 Green Island, near Ruapuke Island Fishing vessel nil [45][46]
Munetra 2014 Foveaux Strait Yacht 3 [47][48]
Ayson 2014 off Stirling Point Fishing vessel nil [49]

Stewart Island[edit]

Ship Year Location Description Fatalities Reference(s)
Industry 1836 Brig 17 [1]
Workington 1857 Brig nil [50]
Lochinvar 1863 Brig nil [51]
Pacific 1866 Full-rigged ship nil [1]
Calypso 1866 Brig 1 [52]
Zephyr 1866 Schooner nil [53]
Emilie 1890 Barque 8 [54]
Eclipse 1894 Cutter nil [55]
Cavalier 1901 Schooner nil [56]
Thistle 1903 Racing cutter nil [57]
Heather Bell 1907 Cutter nil [58]
Ruahine 1910 Auxiliary cutter nil [1]
Nautilus 1911 Cutter nil [1]
Kotare 1931 Wooden steamer nil [59]
Valmai 1951 Ketch rigged fishing vessel nil [1]
Inga 1952 Fishing launch nil [1]
Ngaitahu 1953 Fishing vessel 1 [60]
Skylark 1956 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Maranui 1960 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Little Glory 1960 Fishing vessel 2 [61]
Lena 1963 Fishing vessel nil [62]
Marlborough 1963 Fishing vessel nil [63]
Chance 1963 Wooden fishing vessel nil [1]
Scout 1963 Fishing vessel nil [64]
Britannia 1964 Fishing vessel nil [65]
Marie 1965 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Sea Hawk 1966 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Hananui 1968 Halfmoon Bay Fishing vessel nil [66]
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 South Cape, near Murphy Island Fishing vessel nil [67]
Andrea 1972 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Olga 1973 Fishing vessel 2 [68]
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 Breaksea Islands Fishing vessel 3 [69]
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 near Port Pegasus Fishing vessel nil [70]
Dong Won 529 1998 Breaksea Islands Fishing vessel nil [71]
Marine Maid 2000 Barclay Rock Cargo vessel nil [72]
M N Subritzky 2000 Unknown nil [1]
Bargara 2003 Fishing vessel nil [1]
Kotuku 2006 near Womens Island Fishing vessel 6 [73]

Bluff[edit]

Ship Year Location Description Fatalities Reference(s)
Anna 1880 27-ton ketch 3 [74][75]
England's Glory 1881 Entrance to Bluff Harbour 987 ton iron barque nil [76][77]

Fiordland[edit]

Ship Year Location Description Fatalities Reference(s)
Endeavour 1795 Dusky Sound 700–800 ton ship nil [78][79]
Gekeita 1957 Coal Island fishing vessel 2 [80][81]
Seaforth 1959 Puysegur Point motor trawler 2 [31][82]
Marangi 1965 Dusky Sound fishing vessel 2 [83][84]
Star II 1966 Breaksea Sound fishing vessel 2 [85][86]
Vital Spark 1972 West Cape fishing vessel 2 [87][88]
Kotiki 1972 Caswell Sound fishing vessel 1 [89]
Westwind 1973 Breaksea Island fishing vessel 1 [90][91]
James McLaren 1974 West Cape fishing vessel 3 [92][93]

Waikawa[edit]

Ship Year Location Description Fatalities Reference(s)
James Daly 1866 Waikawa schooner 3 [94][95]

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References[edit]

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