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MNZ INCIDENTS REPORTS CONTINUED generators, which resulted in a black out. The port anchor was dropped and the forward tug was used to stop the vessel's sternway. Grounded… 9 March Lake Rotorua The 32m passenger vessel experienced grounding due to the lake level being very low. Contact… 9 March Tauranga The 13.38m NZ Passenger (SSM) boat was late leaving. As the vessel left the dock the back spun around and crashed into the jetty, then the walkway and then grounded. The vessel required being pulled free by another boat. The passengers disembarked, and sailed again at 2100. Contact… 12 March Port of Tarakohe, Nelson The vessel was unable to stop or reduce its speed as it came in to berth and consequently went under the pedestrian walkway at some speed, causing the walkway to jerk violently. A member of the public and an elderly relative were immediately above the vessel and were very nearly thrown from the walkway bridge into the water. The vessel stopped after her mast jammed against the walkway bridge and she was sandwiched between two other boats in front of her. Coming into Port Tarakohe, the skipper of the 15.8m non-Passenger (SSM) aquaculture vessel headed for the berth and had it lined up, so carried on toward it and went astern but nothing happened. The boat was turned off and steered to go between two other vessels, the boat went under the walkway, and it took out the mast. The boat carried on through and hit a fishing boat. Hit submerged object/person overboard… 13 March Rangitata River, Canterbury Whilst rafting down Rooster Tail rapid on the Rangitata River, mid-way down the rapid the 4.3m (SOP) adventure raft hit a submerged rock stopping the forward momentum of the raft. This movement flung a crewmember out of the raft and he hit the rock that the raft had hit. The skipper was sitting back and his left foot was crushed between the centre tube and the floor as the raft hit the rock. Injury only… 14 March Port of Napier On a 231m 35,991 tonne foreign SOLAS (ISM) container ship a fitter injured finger. He was working in the engine workshop on lather machine when the finger was torn. He was escorted to the ship's hospital. The fitter left the vessel and was taken to hospital. Contact… 14 March Tiritiri Matangi Island Wharf The 22.9m NZ Passenger (SSM) vessel had berthed and was alongside Tiritiri Matangi Wharf with the main engines shutdown. Another vessel arrived and passed ahead port to starboard to land vehicles at the ramp. The forward end was grounded as usual for this operation. Later vehicles and machinery were recovered by the other vessel, which then without neither communication nor sound signals, backed away from the ramp. During an attempt to pass in front the other vessel, collided with and damaged the starboard bow of the subject vessel. Collision…15 March Entrance to Whangarei Harbour Vessel 1 – A 19.3m recreational yacht motoring from Whangarei Harbour in an easterly direction with an intended destination of Tutukaka. The 8.7m NZ Fishing (SSM) vessel other vessel was coming from Bream Head direction and was travelling to port side. She then turned across the bow approximately 0.5-1 mile ahead. She turned onto a westerly course and appeared to be heading for the Whangarei Harbour entrance on starboard side. If she maintained that heading she would have cleared by approx. 0.25 miles. She then started to turn towards the yacht and continued turning until she was on a collision course with the yacht. The crew of the yacht were unsure of her intentions and could not see her name, which would allow us to call up on the radio to establish them. The yacht could not turn to starboard without coming bow to bow so began to turn to port but could not avoid 80 Professional Skipper May/June 2013 the collision. The yacht was hit and holed above the waterline mid ship. Just prior to the collision the only person visible on the fishing vessel appeared to be working on the stern of the vessel. He was seen to run forward to the helm position. The skipper heard the other skipper put the vessel into full reverse, however it was too late to avoid the collision. After the collision he was seen to inspect the damage on the bow of his boat. It appeared the vessel had suffered little damage and he appeared to be fine. As soon as his boat backed off we saw the hole through our hull. Vessel 2 - While steaming toward Whangarei harbour a yacht under power cut straight across the bow. The skipper couldn't do anything but put the boat into reverse on full power, the boats collided, but not very hard, minor damage was caused to both vessels. Flip/overturn… 16 March Kaituna River The 4.6m adventure raft flipped at Tutea falls, one member of the crew suffered a deep graze to her right hand knuckles. First aid was done on site. The client opted to walk out from the waterfall. A further check-up at Rotorua hospital was recommended by the skipper. Propulsion failure… 19 March Mokau River The crew of the 4.5m NZ Non-Passenger (SSM) research vessel had travelled about 7km up the Mokau River to conduct electro fishing research. On the last 10 minute run the skipper realised there was no forward or reverse power from the outboard motor. All steering cables were checked and the propeller was lifted out of water to see if it was snagged on anything. The skipper tried contacting maritime radio on channel 16 from the boats VHF radio but was not able to reach anyone. There was limited cell coverage and he was able to notify emergency services (police) of the location and situation, that there were three people on board and there was no immediate danger. The crew were able to paddle downstream to a house, where the skipper was able to get ashore and ask for assistance. There was a private boat ramp located 2km from the house and a local Police Officer from Mokau had come upstream with a jet ski and towed the boat to their location. Injury only… 21 March Doubtful Sound On a 40m NZ Passenger (SSM) tourism vessel, a passenger slipped/lost footing on steps from fore deck to anchor deck/fo'c'sle.The passenger fell into the bulkhead and tried to break his fall with his hands and dislocated a shoulder. He was medevac'd from the vessel at Deep Cove to Kew Hospital, Invercargill by helicopter. Steering gear failure… 21 March Timaru Harbour Entry When the Timaru pilot boarded the 58m NZ Fishing (SSM) trawler vessel for port entry the vessel lost her steering because of an electrical fault. Injury only…22 March Off Green Island, Otago On a 14m NZ Fishing (SSM) fishing vessel a crew member slipped over in the freezer and bent his index finger. A small fracture was discovered in his finger. Fatality… 25 March Mahurangi Harbour A 73-year-old man was reported missing from his ketch, which was moored in Mahurangi Harbour, north of Auckland on the 25/03/. His body has now been found approximately 5km north of where his ketch was moored. His dinghy was found ashore but he had not returned to his home in Wellsford. Police said his ketch was still moored at the river estuary at Mahurangi East. Sergeant Bede Haughey of Warkworth police said the deceased was last heard from about 7.40pm on Sunday when he rang his wife. He had intended to drive home to Wellsford. The alarm was raised 25/03/ when he did not return home, and his 3m white inflatable boat was found last night tied to a pohutukawa tree on the western side of the Mahurangi Harbour, opposite Scott's Landing.

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