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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 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. NZL 68, commercial racing yacht, 23.3m August 2, Waitemata Harbour, propulsion failure NZL 68 was in the middle of the harbour between Stanley Point and Queens Wharf, clear of any other vessel movements, when she turned head-to-wind with her engine on in order to drop the mainsail. One spinnaker sheet remained in the water and became entangled in the propeller, pulling the propeller and hub off the shaft. The engine was stopped immediately. The propeller and hub were retrieved. A tender assisted NZL 68 back to her berth at the Viaduct. Southern Express, passenger ferry 19.9m August 2, Foveaux Strait, person overboard Upon arrival at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island, a suicide note was found and confirmed. Crew couldn't account for the passenger. Contacted local Police, who confirmed the note, and returned to sea to search issuing May Day MOB. Arahura, passenger ro-ro ferry. 148.4m August 5, off Mabel Island, near miss/close quarters The ferry was approaching Picton Harbour and coming up on a fishing vessel from astern. The FV was on the ferry's intended track and TCPA that would have put her on her beam at Mabel Is. Two attempts were made to contact the FV on channel 19 and the ferry also twice sounded five short blasts, all with no action or response from the FV. Harbour control radioed the FV, which responded. The ferry went astern on both engines and turned on the bowthrusters to assist in maintaining steerage until the situation was resolved. Once contact was established with the FV, the Arahura altered course to port to allow the required sea room. A member of the FV crew later apologised to the ferry's duty officer. Seacat, passenger/vehicle ferry, 49.5m August 5, Half Moon Bay, person overboard The skipper sounded the horn signals and proceeded astern to depart the berth. The ferry had travelled about 10m when the skipper observed a male passenger walking towards the end of the rising loading ramp. The skipper stopped the vessel and blasted the horn to try and coax the person back aboard, but the person leapt off the back of the boat and into the water, and waded ashore. Shore-side staff checked the person was uninjured and the Seacat continued her voyage Deliverance, passenger/freight ferry, 24.9m August 6, Tauranga, steering gear failure The Deliverance was west of No. 9 berth when there was a steering failure in the hydraulic system, or an electrical fault in both the main and emergency steering. She was towed to Butters Landing and shut down. On restarting the steering was normal. Hydraulic specialists could find no specific cause of the failure. Taranui, 11.2m August 7, Mercury Islands, equipment failure The Taranui was 5km north of Korapuki Island, part of the Mercury Islands, when a copper line carrying hydraulic oil to the rudder ram ruptured, causing a pin hole. The skipper anchored, located the problem and added oil. He decided not to clamp the pipe, due to the location and the possibility of making the pinhole worse. He navigated to the entrance to Tairua Harbour, where Pauanui Coastguard towed her to the wharf. Owenga VII, fishing vessel, 11.15m August 8, Weka Island, collision The Owenga VII was to meet a helicopter at a barge at Weka Island to load fish. When she arrived at the barge, another boat was tied up alongside. The skipper went to the other side of the boat but did not realise the chopper's tail rotor was sticking out as far as it was. A metal mast stay clipped and cracked the tail rotor. No-one was in the helicopter at the time. Wanderer, passenger ferry, 24.6m August 8, Rangitoto Island, equipment failure During a stopover at the island the starboard auxiliary engine shut down and would not restart. The cause of the fault could not be determined. The vessel returned to Auckland at low revs and on manual steering. The 24 passengers disembarked without further incident. The cause was loose/damaged wiring. K-Jet 8, commercial jetboat, 6.3m August 12, Shotover River, grounding K-Jet 8 was travelling downstream when she ran aground in shallow water in The Diggings. The workshop was called to assist and K-Jet 2 retrieved the passengers and completed the trip. K-Jet 8, commercial jetboat, 6.3m August 13, Lake Wakatipu, oil spill While driving, the driver noticed the smell of burning oil and smoke coming from the engine bay. The driver deployed the fire extinguisher in the engine bay and turned off ISSUE 17 JUNE 2010 the engine. He helped the passengers move for'ard, then radioed the workshop for assistance. Takahiwai, tug, 22.45m August 14, Marsden Point, Whangarei, equipment failure The starter motor on the starboard main engine engaged, destroying the motor and causing the windings to smoke and spark. The starter motor was destroyed. Kea, passenger ferry 27.1m August 15, Devonport Wharf, contact The Kea made heavy contact with the wharf, causing one passenger to fall over. The passenger appeared to be uninjured but was sent to a medical centre to be checked out. Seamaster, passenger/vehicle ferry, 41.4m August 17, Musick Point, Auckland, steering gear failure While passing through the Musick Point beacons inbound to Half Moon Bay, the skipper noticed the steering was not responding. He used the engines to turn the corner. On inspection, the pin on the starboard side of the steering arm had fallen out. They got the pin back in, checked the steering and continued to Half Moon Bay, where an engineer made thorough checks. Salty Dog, gill netter, 5.75m August 24, Mana Island, grounding The vessel grounded when pulling butterfish nets close in to shore. The motor failed to restart after the nets were pulled in and the wind put the boat aground. Mana Coastguard pulled her off and towed her to Paremata. No injuries to crew and no visual damage. The vessel had only done 66 hours since her full service. No anchor watch results in deaths Are you ready? Be prepared for an emergency November/December 2011 Professional Skipper 79 rifting while rew slept What's the outlook? Keep an eye on the weather 18 ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2010 s & updates TIN itchboard ational safety and ol and manage ined at an appropriate ention of owners f this maintenance, to ensure the enance for TY BULLETIN FREE QUARTERLYPUBLICATION SUBSCRIBE NOW! REAL STORIES from in and around our shores To subscribe toLOOKOUT! in print or online, email publications@maritimenz.govt.nz, phone 0508 22 55 22 or visit www.maritimenz.govt.nz/lookout V P.S84VI S 4