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MNZ INCIDENT REPORTS CONTINUED Discovery II, tourist jetboat, 7m April 29, upper Shotover River, engine failure The Discovery II was travelling upstream from Pipeline I Bridge with 10 passengers plus the driver onboard. While travelling at 70kph the engine lost power and the boat subsequently lost her steering. At a speed of approx 10kph the front port side contacted a rock face, damaging the rub rail. The engine restarted although it was running rough and was idled to a nearby beach. The passengers were transferred to a replacement vessel and continued their experience. The cause appeared to be the distributor. DRS5, tourist jetboat, 6m April 29, Dart River, submerged object The boat was travelling upstream when it hit a submerged rock due to the driver being off his line. He drove the boat ashore and unloaded passengers. The passengers were transferred to a replacement vessel and continued their experience. The DR5 sustained damage to her starboard chine. Spirit of Endurance, cargo ship, 130m May 2, at sea, equipment failure The ship lost her port anchor at sea, presumably during very rough head seas en route from Auckland to Lyttelton. On arrival in Lyttelton it was found that the swivel had separated due to the securing nut undoing or the thread wearing out and the entire anchor was lost. The spare anchor was prepared for fitting. Skookum, vehicle carrier, 30m May 2, Tauranga Harbour, equipment failure The seal of the front crank casing on the no. 2 engine blew while the Skookum was at beacon D in the Otumoetai Channel. The engine was checked and shut down and the voyage continued on the no. 1 engine, being the leading unit and steering unit. After 25 minutes at 23 knots the deckhand was instructed to top no. 2 engine with oil to dipstick level, and to anchor. Restarted no. 2 engine to manoeuvre the Skookum 180 degrees so as to have no. 1 unit as trailing and steering unit (anchor not needed). This completed, the no. 2 engine was shut down and the trip continued. The no. 2 engine was started to assist with berthing. Monte Stello, ro-ro passenger ship, 116.1m May 4, Tory Channel, touch The Monte Stello touched the bottom of the Tory Channel at the Cook Strait entrance while on the way to Picton. She continued on her way with no further problems. A diver at P Piicton found three sharp indents but apparentl tly no hull penetration, and a damaged propeller blade. She returned unloaded to Wellington on one shaft. Pacific Independence, container ship, 184m May 4, Auckland, person overboard A stevedore stepped onto the pedestal to take out the lashing bar on the outboard, sea-side of a stack of three high containers. As he released the bar from the containers it slipped into his overall pockets. He was trying to retrieve the bar when it slowly started to slide across the side of the container and fall. Both the bar and the stevedore fell into the water, where he was rescued by the cage uninjured. Monowai, passenger vessel, 31.7m May 5, Bluff Harbour, entangled propeller At 0233 hours ordered in to let go tug under MSC America stern. Line cast off, tug clears stern, pilot informed. At 0234 hours, deck crew attempt to retrieve line, MSC America gives ahead movement, tug clear of wash and levers at 0. Deck crew noticed to have difficulty in moving line into roller guide, so tug came ahead to assist line clearing, single heavy jolt felt, port main engine revs observed to decrease. At 0235 hours port main engine emergency stop pressed Pilot informed. Seamaster, passenger/vehicle ferry, 41.4m May 5, Tamaki River, Auckland, grounding While trying to locate the Sealink ramps in thick fog, the tide pushed the vessel outside of the channel due to low engine revs but the skipper did not notice straight away. The Seamaster was outside enough to come fast in the r mud. The skipper tried to get back inside the channel marker but it was too late. Kaitaki, ro-ro passenger ferry, 177.3m May 7, Tory Channel, equipment failure The small pipe leading to the fuel oil heater relief valve sheered off (possibly due to vibration). This resulted in very hot fuel oil (90-110° Celsius) being sprayed in a fine mist around the fuel oil module. The incident could have caused serious burns to engineering crew and/or an extreme fire hazard if oil spray had landed on the engines. Cook Strait, bulk carrier, 175.5m May 7, auranga,7,Tauranga, lifting/cargo gear failure The hoist wire of no. 3 crane parted while logs were being loaded. Loading operations stopped for about six hours. There was slight damage to the cargo blocks. Spirit of Wellington, non-passenger vessel, 12.6m May 8, Wellington (other) The vessel was travelling to a tow at Palliser in a heavy, confused sea and nor'west winds gusting 50 knots. About 15 minutes after she came down heavily onto one trough of a wave, she slowed at the tow vessel and the crew noticed part of the bladder poking out of the pontoon (for'ard port bag). The vessel sheltered near Turakirae 80 Professional Skipper July/August 2011 r Head, secured the loose bag and returned cautiously to Evans Bay. Jane Gifford, tourist vessel, 20m May 8, Mahurangi Harbour, hit submerged object The scow was motoring into the Te Kapa Inlet after rounding Casnell Island. The rudder, which projects about 600mm below the hull, struck the bottom and the gudgeon sheered its sacrificial copper bolts. The vessel did not ground and the rudder remained attached to the hull. She could still be steered and the trip was completed as normal. Kohu Ra Tuarua, passenger vessel, 33.6m May 11, Hokianga Harbour, Rawene, contact The skipper left the mooring rope on and proceeded to depart Rawene. A large campervan on board obscured visibility of the rope. As the rope tightened it pulled the vessel's bow around and it contacted the Waikare, which was tied up to the pontoon at the end of the Rawene Wharf in close proximity to the ferry berth. Dorado Discovery, research ship, 96m May 11, Wynyard Wharf, Auckland, electrical power failure While moving astern into her berth, an electrical failure of the bow thruster caused the bow to drop to port during a wind gust of over 25 knots. Her starboard anchor was let go to arrest the bow movement and the engine movement. She landed flat as possible on her port shoulder and her movement was arrested with tugs. The anchor was recovered and she proceeded to her berth. She suffered some paint damage but there was nil damage to the wharf. Kerrisma, fishing vessel, 11.3m May 11, Ruggedy Passage, Stewart Island, collision The skipper was navigating through the passage when he went outside to visually check the distance and width of the narrow and tidal passage. He went back inside the wheelhouse to find the boat had veered right and was heading towards the rocks. He attempted to reverse the boat to avoid impact but it clipped a rock on the starboard side. The crew member steered the boat into a bay while the skipper assessed the damage. The emergency pumps were activated. Wakanui, tourist jet boat, 7m May 12, Buller River, collision TheWakanui was at Windy Point in the lower Buller Gorge with nine passengers on board and the driver. While rounding the rocks at Windy Point, the skipper turned the boat and it became cau g y , pp oversteered and collided with a rock. The bow deck lip and upper hull on the port side the boat's handling was not impaire proceeded to the organised pick-u Raft 10, tourist raft, 4.3m May 14, Waikato, wrap and pin The first raft got hung up on a roc ught in an eddy, was e were damaged, but red and the skipper up at the rocks. ck, causing a second raft to wrap against it. Two clients climbed onto a rock and the raft was flushed off. Two clients stayed with the raft and two dropped on shore 4m downst the boat back up to where the tw on the rocks. tream. The guide walked wo clients were waiting Hawke's Bay Wine Country Cat, tourist vessel, 21m May 14, 1 mile from Westshore, Napier, equipment failure The genset automatically shut down due to overheating, causing the lights and stereo to tur lights were already on and the remaining 24 volt lights then turned on. This genset only su rn off. Some 24 volt upports catering and entertainment equipment and does not affect propulsion or navigation of the vessel. TPC Samjin, bulk carrier, 180m May 14, Napier, equipment failure The pilot reported considerable delays during departure at Napier with retrieving mooring lines on the foc's'le. He also noted the ship's engine was unable to go over dead slow revs. The pilot requested half then eventually full ahead as the Samjin departed t speed never got above 3.5 knots. This compromised the turns and the pilot launch's ability to maintain position alongside. IVS Orchard, bulk carrier, 180m May 16, Berth 9, Tauranga, equipment failure The crane 2 wire running block br cargo hook to drop its heave of logs. The ship is new. Marsol Pride, offshore support vess May 18, Nelson Harbour, equipment failure/contact The vessel's port quarter struck th Raft 8, tourist raft, 4.4m May 18, Tongariro River, person overboard The raft hit a rock at MacGyvers Mistake and three people were bumped out and swa m the rapid. Two were pulled in, while the third got throwbagged by one of the guides in the pool at the bottom.All were okay. Raft 9, tourist raft, 4.4m May 18, Tongariro River, capsize Raft 9 bottom. Two students released the ream side and the boat moved or fell over to the downstr flipped. Maersk Dabou, container ship, 264m May 19, Port Chalmers, electrical power failure/contact came down a rapid and went sideways close to the eir hold on the boat and he Coastal Wharf roke apart, causing the sel, 60m The Maersk Dabou lost main engine power during berthing. The hull was damaged after the ship collided with the wharf. K-Jet 8, tourist jet boat, 8.5m May 19 Lake Wakatipu, equipment failure K-Jet 8 had seven passengers on board and was travelling through the Narrows on her return to Queenstown Bay when the engine faded then stopped. The driver radioed for assistance. Another vessel in the fleet met the K-Jet 8 and the passengers were transferred across and taken to the Queenstown pier. A third vessel was dispatched to retrieve the K-Jet 8. It was ascertained at the scene that she had run out of fuel. Fuel was added and she was driven back to the workshop. An internal investigation discovered when the K-Jet 8 was last refuelled the fuel tank may not have filled completely, even though fuel was visible in the filler hose, suggesting air lock issues within the tank. The tank was modified with an extra breather fitted to the front to prevent an air lock from forming. Seamaster, passenger/vehicle ferry, 41.4m May 19, Rakino Island, grounding The vessel pinged a propeller, more than likely while going onto the ramp, as there was less water at the time. It was not until they had left the bay and put power on the engines that the skipper realised there was a problem due to the vibration in the boat. Messenge, barge, 35.4m May 20, Auckland, dragged anchor The Messenge had been berthed at B2 after a day's work. The spud legs were deployed but not put into "float mode" (ie, dog clutches disengaged). When the tide rose, the spud legs lifted from the sea floor. This enabled the vessel to drift toward the JA berth. No-one was on board at the time. A tug was called to reberth her at B2, where she was tied up with mooring lines. A crewmember deployed the spuds properly and the vessel was secure. Fair Wind, bulk carrier, 222.3m May 21, Lyttelton, contact The Fair Wind was shifting berth in Lyttelton Harbour with the pilot having "con" of the vessel. The ship was turning off Cashin Quay 2 when the bulbous bow and stern struck the wharf. There was no injury to personnel or any marine pollution risk. The Fair Wind appeared to be d undamaged. About 30m of the wharf piles, fendering and decking were damaged. Raft 10, tourist raft, 4.3m May 19, Tongariro, capsize The raft went up on a submerged rock at the bottom of Earthquake Gully. When the guide called an "over" to get off the wrong side, the students on the other side, who were also starting to move, were bumped out and swam in the pool until they were picked up. CMA CGM L'Etoile, container ship, 210.1m May 24, Napier, equipment failure The ship was approaching no. 5 berth when the engine failed to go astern. She was berthed safely using tugs and the bowthruster. The engine was tested when the vessel was moored securely and all was satisfactory. Thomas Harrison, fishing vessel, 42.5m May 25, McKellar Quay, Nelson, oil spill The fuel valves were in the wrong configuration between the LFO and MGO fuel systems. The spill was contained on board (fuel stopped). Booms were deployed and spillage was contained around the vessel. the breakwater but the Intrepid, aquaculture vessel, 23m May 25, Havelock, mooring line failure/propeller entangled While reversing out of her berth at the Havelock Marina, the Intrepid's port propeller became entangled in the adjacent berth's stern line, causing the port engine to stall. The crew tried using the starboard engine to get back into the berth, but the Intrepid hit the centre pole between the d berths and bent it over, and also hit the vessel Toroa (not damaged) and the wharf. They managed to reverse the Intrepid into the adjacent berth on the starboard engine and cut the rope from the port propeller. d Adventurer, passenger ferry, 28.75m May 26, Ferry Terminal, Auckland, collision The Adventurer was departing berth 1A when her belting contacted the belting of another vessel moored in 1B. Fullers own both vessels and neither was damaged. Enterprise II, passenger vessel, 13.1m Charmomet, recreational yacht, 14m May 28, Rangitoto Channel, collision The Enterprise II was at anchor and engaged in line fishing. I The Charmomet, under full sail, travelling in a south to sou'west direction at 9-10 knots, smashed into the Enterprise II's starboard side just for'ard of amidships. The skipper and passengers on the Enterprise II, realised they were in danger of the yacht hitting the vessel when the Charmomet was 50-80m out and were prepared for the t impact. No-one on the Enterprise II was damaged and I her hull integrity was sound.