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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 report was extracted on 1 July 2011 and only includes those accidents reported before that date. For that reason this report does not necessarily include all reported accidents for the month and is not suitable for statistical or analytical purposes. Sea Fury, trolling vessel, 14.25m June 3, Greymouth, fire The carburettor on the stove malfunctioned, causing a fire in the fo'c'sle. A passerby called the Fire Service and the owner, who attended the scene. The fire was extinguished by both parties using an extinguisher and a hose. Fiordlander II, tourism boat, 24.2m June 5, Walter Peak, Lake Manapouri, person overboard The skipper was at the wharf at Beach Bay preparing to load passengers. While walking up the belting around the outside of the vessel the skipper went from one handhold to thin air while trying to get to the wheelhouse to start the engines. The skipper landed in waist-deep water and suffered bruising to the left leg. Nimrod, fishing charter boat, 13.6m Rosamond, recreational launch, 8m June 5, Kurakura Point, near miss/close quarters The Rosamond and the Nimrod were involved in a close-quarters incident. Huria Matenga, tug, 30.5m June 6, Nelson, contact While the skipper was making the tug fast on the port quarter of the Tasman Endeavour, the tug drifted in under the ship's counter. Attempts to move off failed, the tug drifted in slowly in and her rails and the gangway on the deck both bent in. There was no damage to the Tasman Endeavour. Arawhiti, passenger/vehicle ferry, 43.4m June 8, Okiato Point, collision The Arawhiti was heading up the channel on the starboard side using the mooring buoys on the starboard side as a reference. The skipper placed the vessel further to starboard than expected, accidentally entered the mooring area and tried to alter course, but the outer belting of the Arawhiti grazed the port side of a moored vessel. Monte Stello, ro-ro passenger ship, 116.1m June 8, Wellington, electrical power failure During routine maintenance and testing at the Rail Ferry Terminal the 220 volt battery supply failed. One of the 38 batteries in the bank popped and sprayed acid around the battery room. All the other batteries were okay. The system was isolated until the cause was established and rectified. The Monte Stello remained alongside until the problem was fixed. Starflyte, passenger ferry, 32m June 10, Auckland Harbour, near miss/close quarters The Starflyte was half a mile east of the Ferguson container terminal,, proceeding west into port. An 8m private launch was proceeding outboard with all her deck/cockpit/ cabin/searchlights on and altered course to port, crossing the Starflyte's bow. The ferry sounded five blasts on her horn and reduced all speed. The launch proceeded to continue turning to port, doing a full circle and passing the Starflyte port-to-port before proceeding out of the harbour and into the Rangitoto Channel. The Starflyte resumed her passage. San Hauraki, non-passenger vessel, 29.25m June 12, Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island, contact While coming alongside a barge a gust of wind pushed the barge off centre. K-Jet 6, tourism jetboat, 7.3m June 12, lower Shotover River, contact submerged object The K-Jet 6 was travelling downstream into an area known as Tricky Trees, where the flow at the entrance is separated into two channels with a sandbar between them. As the K-Jet 6 came down this channel she "pumped up" off some shallow water and slid slightly in the direction of some willow trees. The driver corrected, and as he was turning away from the trees the vessel came into contact with a submerged tree stump. Kawau Isle, passenger vessel, 13.6m June 12, Waitemata Harbour, equipment failure Contaminated fuel blocked the filters and caused the engine to stop at 1805 between the RNZ Munitions Wharf and Kauri Point. The skipper anchored and the primary fuel filter was removed and cleaned but the fuel line was discovered to be blocked, as was the tank outlet. As there were passengers aboard it was decided to request assistance from Coastguard. The Kawau Isle was assisted to her berth, arriving at 2000. K-Jet 1, tourism jetboat, 6m June 15, Shotover/Kawarau River confluence, equipment failure K-Jet 1 had no passengers on board and was being driven by a trainee driver. The driver was reversing off the beach at the confluence of the two rivers and the jet unit picked up stones. The driver switched off the engine to clear the unit and the engine would not restart. The K-Jet 1 drifted about 100m down the Kawarau River before the driver September/October 2011 Professional Skipper 79 could secure the boat to the shore. The workshop was called and a boat was sent with a mechanic onboard. The K-Jet 1 was found to have a faulty starter motor. It was changed at the scene and the vessel was driven back to the workshop. Straitsman, ro-ro passenger ship, 124.9m June 16, Tory Channel, equipment failure The Straitsman's starboard main engine's high exhaust temperatures required a power reduction of 50 percent, due to a cracked exhaust pipe elbow joint at the turbocharger. She slow-steamed to Wellington and berthed without assistance. Wee Boy II, fishing vessel, 6m June 18, Whakatane commercial wharf, flooded/foundered The boat appeared to have been caught under a wharf on a rough, windy night. There were no witnesses and she was found sitting on the riverbed in the morning. The salvage was successful. Trans Future 6, vehicle carrier, 200m June 19, Lyttelton main channel, equipment failure The ship departed Lyttelton under pilotage. The pilot had just disembarked when the ship took a sheer to starboard. The pilot was told the steering had failed. The pilot reboarded the vessel and called a tug. Once back on the bridge, the vessel regained steerage and resumed her voyage. Provider, aquaculture work vessel, 17.5m June 19, Turn Point, Pelorus Sound, submerged object The vessel struck a submerged log in poor visibility off Turn Point, Pelorus Sound. The impact punched a hole in the port bow below the waterline and the for'ard THE LATEST SAFETY INFO DIRECT TO YOU JOIN OUR EMAIL MAILING LIST Maritime New Zealand puts out a range of free safety information updates (including safety bulletins and marine guidance notices) targeted at the needs of different audiences in the maritime industry. To join our mailing list, please email your details to: publications@maritimenz.govt.nz This safety information is also available on our website: www.maritimenz.govt.nz MH MAR761 VIP.S71