Professional Skipper - Free Sample issue (July/Aug 2011)

MARITIME NZ INCIDENT REPORTS The summaries in the following text are as reported by the person advising Maritime New Zealand of the accident or incident in question and may not necessarily be in accord with the findings of Maritime New Zealand following subsequent investigation. Appropriate care should be taken when interpreting the relevant text. Maritime New Zealand accepts no liability for the accuracy or otherwise of information provided to it by any party involved in any incident reported below or any third party providing such information. This summary only includes accidents reported before April 1. It does not necessarily include all reported accidents for the month and is not suitable for statistical or analytical purposes. Golden Bay, cargo ship, 98m April 2, Whangarei Harbour, near miss/close quarters The Golden Bay was inbound to the cement wharf when y she had to take emergency action to avert a collision with a yacht. Seamaster, passenger/vehicle ferry, 41.4m April 3, Kennedy Point, Auckland, equipment failure The skipper was berthing the ferry on the Kennedy Point ramp when the transmission control box lever came loose and fell off, leaving the transmission in ahead position. When the skipper put the controls astern and applied power to pull the vessel up, the port engine powered forward. The Seamaster became temporarily stuck on r the ramp until the engineer put the transmission astern manually. There was no damage. Straitsman, ro-ro passenger ship, 124.9m April 5, Cook Strait, equipment failure At 0327 the crew noticed a sudden rise in the temperature of the starboard main engine and some exhaust gas in the engineroom. The CPP pitch on the starboard shaft was reduced to 50 percent, the port shaft was set at 75 percent and she continued her voyage to Picton. At 0334 she was switched from PTOs to DAs. She berthed at Picton using both main engines. The cargo and passengers were discharged and the crew began repairs to the starboard engine. The exhaust gas leak was traced to a fractured bellow. Haparanda, passenger vessel, 18.15m j April 7, Viaduct Basin entrance, Auckland, propulsion failure The starter motor jammed and the engine wouldld not start. A Coastguard vessel towed the Haparanda to a mooring in the inner harbour. Forward Bright, oil tanker, 244m April 11, NZRC jetty 1, Marsden Point, lifting/cargo gear failure The tanker was loading pallets of lube oil drums from the tug Bream Bay at midship, using the ship's crane. The crane was lifting the second pallet, which was of poor quality, when it broke under the weight of the four drums. They fell onto the tug's deck from a height of about 1.5m. There was no injury or damage and the drums remained intact. Maersk Bratan, container ship, 223.3m April 12, Napier, propulsion failure The ship was entering the port when the engine failed to go astern on the first attempt. Control was reset from the engineroom and the engine fired astern. Tugs and the bowthruster were used to control the ship in the basin and she berthed without further incident. Raft 10, tourism adventure craft, 4.3m April 12, Tongariro River, wrap The raft ran sideways onto a large rock and the clients were wrapped on the high side. One client fell off, pushing the guide into an eddy behind rock, swam to cover. The boat stopped in a pool and she was picked up. Six clients and the guide shifted in the raft and it flushed off easily. Raft 10, tourism adventure craft, 4.3m April 12, Tongariro River, flip The raft was heading down the second part of Black Slip when it bumped straight into a head wall and the stern spun to the left. The guide instructed the clients to get over and they were slow to move. The raft climbed up the wall and stalled for 3-4 seconds, then flipped and dumped the occupants. The guide was on the upturned raft instructing the clients. Two got out before a rapid. One bumped her leg and lower back on some rocks while swimming the rapid. First aid was administered and she was encouraged to see a doctor. However, she had not done so when asked the next day. Monte Stello, ro-ro passenger vessel, 116.1m April 13, Waikawa Wharf, Picton, machinery failure The last CV was approaching the linkspan when the vessel pulled away from the berth. In doing so, two lines parted and the ship's ramp was pulled off the floating linkspan. Discovery III, passenger ferry, 17.3m April 14, Waitemata Harbour, equipment and propulsion failure The Discovery III was proceeding around Princes Wharf I and the skipper had put the port engine ahead when alarms sounded. There was no response from the engine and it did not engage gear. Starboard continued ahead and would not select neutral. The skipper tried both wing controls without success. The circuit breakers were reset but there was no response. The skipper tried to increase the turn further with port helm but there was insufficient time to avoid a collision with a vessel alongside Princes Wharf. Rereahu, tourist jet, 5.4m April 15, Matukituki River, touching bottom The jetboat was entering the east branch from the junction the day after a flush. The river was low and discoloured and the boat's hull touched the bottom a couple of times. WH Parr, tug, 20.9m April 17, Nelson, collision The Louisa Schulte was berthing at Brunt Quay. On approaching the turning basic, the pilot requested the tug to make WH Parr line fast to the ship's starboard shoulder. The tug was manoeuvred astern to lie at the shoulder with the line just slack. The pilot then requested the tug to take a position four points abaft the beam, lifting off. While manoeuvring, the WH Parr's port handrail (bridge deck) contacted the ship's side, bending the Lousia Schulte's handrail. The tug backed away. Both vessels suffered slight paint damage. San Columbia, purse seiner, 33m April 17, Hicks Bay, East Cape, rope around propeller The San Columbia was returning to Tauranga. The skipper was at the helm when a floating length of ship's mooring line fouled the shaft at 2045 while they were nor'west of Hicks Bay. They were able to turn back and drop anchor iHi k B Th l San Waikawau, aquaculture vessel, 26.5m April 18, Coromandel Harbour, fire A wheelhouse alarm sounded to warn the skipper of smoke in the engineroom. A small fire was found on the starboard side of the port engine and was put out with a 5kg powder extinguisher. An overhead main starter motor cable had apparently caught fire when a cable support gave way, allowing the cable to contact the turbocharger housing. The engineroom was cleared of powder and the starter cable replaced and firmly secured. The vessel was underway again four hours later. b Dolphin Seeker, passenger vessel, 23.4m April 19, Bay of Islands, submerged object The vessel was travelling through the Okahu Passage, following a GPS route, when the propellers touched an object/bottom, causing a jolt on board. The skipper stopped the vessel and checked externally for damage. There was a vibration sound from the propeller area. The Dolphin Seek r returned t er to Paihia at 10 knots. The crew checked all the passengers, who said they were okay, but ked, one woman said she had when the vessel had doc wrenched her knee. Pacific Challenger, fishing vessel, 29m April 19, Chatham Islands, extreme vessel movement The vessel was trawling in rough weather 24 miles north of Cape Young. After retrieving the gear the crew were getting ready to he ead to shelter. The skipper, who had been on bridge deck, was entering the wheelhouse when a large wave struck the starboard side. The force catapulted the skipper into the wheelhouse and he caught one of his legs during the fall, landed heavily and was knocked unconscious. The engineer treated him and made him comfortable.The Pacific Challenger returned to Napier and an ambula berthed at 0530 on April 21. ance was at the dock when she Spirit of Endurance, cargo ship, 130m April 20, off Cape Turnagain, propulsion failure The main engine was shut down twice while 16 miles east nor'east of the cape whe triggered. Fuel injectors a as required. It is suspecte en high en high-temperature alarms were alarms were and a fuel pump were replaced ed the underlying issue is with the quality of the fuel and tests are to be conducted. She continued without furthe Discovery IV, tourist vessel, 17.7m April 20, Bay of Islands, g er problems. grounding The vessel was travelling through Good Fellows Bay, when she touched the bottom. She did not come to a stop and the skipper immediately put her into astern y. He dived to inspect the hull and and went to Otehei Bay. found a slight scuff. Aquador, tourist vessel, 11.5m April 22, Goat Island, collision The Aquador hit a diver, who broke one arm and dislocated the other. He was taken to hospital. r Mitre Peak, tourist vessel, 18.3m April 22, Milford Sound, grounding The Mitre Peak had departing her overnight berth at k Deepwater Basin with no passengers on board and was heading for the channel markers when she grounded on mud just in front of the port marker at a speed of five knots. The skipper radioed a nearby fishing vessel to help pull her off. Divers confirmed about an hour later that there was no damage. Reliance, crayfish vessel, 14.8m April 23, Shark Island, off Stewart Island, flooding/capsize The crew were setting crayfish pots near Shark Island when the Reliance hit a sunken rock. The hull peeled open and the engineroom filled with water. Bilge pumps were unable to manage the input of water and the decision was made to abandon the vessel. Halfmoon Bay Radio was notified, the dinghy was launched and the occupants took a liferaft, EPIRB and life preservers as a helicopter arrived overhead. As the crew were being airlifted to Hellfire Beach they saw the Reliance capsize, exposing a gash and a hole in her hull. Fat Boy, charter vessel, 6.7m in Hicks Bay. The moorining rope was cut clear of the shaftf h h f the following morning.No damage was found and she resumed passage to Tauranga. April 25, Tauranga Harbour entrance, near miss/close quarters The Fat Boy was anchored off Bay Bank on the eastern sidf de of the main channel and wellll clear of any sh The fishing vessel was observed heading towards them out of the harbour. When the skipper of Fat Boy realised they were not altering course, he stood on a chilly bin and waved to the trawler to turn to port, which she finally did. hipping. Santa Regina, ro-ro passenger ship, 133m April 26, Glasgow Wharf, collision The ship was berthing at Glasgow Wharf in a sou'westerly wind of about 25 knots. During initial backing in the wind suddenly shifted to a sou'easterly of 50/55 knots. The Santa Regina fell down toward the Interislander Wharf and the berthing was aborted. On swinging clear of the Interislander Wharf, the Santa Regina contacted the fishing vessel Southern Prospector and possibly the end of the wharf. Cougar II, passenger vessel, 10m April 26, Queen Charlotte Sound, equipment failure The skipper was unaware the starboard gearbox linkage was broken, so when he selected reverse to dock at the Torea Bay Wharf the boat carried on ahead. The skipper applied more power, which only pushed her ahead even faster. He selected reverse on post, which slowed her but also turned her hard a-port around the end of the jetty, where she then grounded. The passengers exited out the front hatch directly onto the wharf. A replacement boat was sent so they could continue their journey. The owner and a maintenance engineer arrived and managed to get the Cougar II off and return to port. She sustained a bent trim ram and scrapes to the hull and superstructure. I Oceana, line fishing vessel, 18m April 26, Gisborne, flooding The Oceana had just finished discharging and was steaming back to her berth, when the bilge alarm sounded. Once the vessel was moored the skipper went down below, started the pumps to pump out the engineroom. He called the Gisborne Fire Brigade, who helped pump out the engineroom. A fractured pipe was found. Noble Discoverer, special-purpose ship, 157m April 26, Ruru Field, Taranaki, mooring line failure On April 25 the vessel separated one of her eight mooring cables. She was well-secured well and unlatched, with the the main engine and thrusters online online.The next day a second and third mooring cable separated. Her crew released the five remaining anchors and with difficult weather conditions prevailing she received permission to pass between Maui-A and Maui-B before steaming in a nor'west/sou'east pattern due to the weather. Pembroke, passenger vessel, 16.7m April 27, Dusky Sound, grounding The Pembroke struck an uncharted rock and took on water. Pumps were activated and she returned to her mooring. The leaks were plugged and she was delivered to Bluff for slipping and permanent repairs. July/August 2011 Professional Skipper r 79

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