Waves breaking up the Opouri, which was washed onto the north breakwater after her steering gear failed at Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand, on , and became a total wreck. All 17 crew members escaped from the iron, screw steamship, which weighed 570 tons gross and had a net register of 218 tons.

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