While returning from an excursion to Mayor Island, the vessel capsized during a storm and wrecked on the rocks. 22 of the 23 people aboard died, leaving 19 year old deckhand Philip Smith as the sole survivor.
Image Source: Wreck of the Rānui, Mount Maunganui, December 1950. (28 December 1950). Pae Korokī, accessed 08/10/2025, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/3103
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