The only specialised marine publication in Oceania that focuses on the maritime industry, from super yachts to small craft to large commercial ships, including coastal shipping, tugs, tow boats, barges, ferries, tourist, sport-fishing craft
Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaleditions.com/i/56633
MNZ INCIDENT REPORTS CONTINUED 0340 when about eight miles off Hawera, as he had noticed a drop in speed. The deck lights were switched on and the aft deck was found to be low in the water and awash at times. The skipper instructed the crew to get the pumps ready but found the boat was dropping at the stern too quickly and decided to abandon ship. The skipper ordered the crew to ready the liferaft and gather emergency items while he made a Mayday call. The skipper had kept steaming to ensure the boat did not settle into the water. When he felt he could wait no longer he instructed the crew to move outside with the life aft. He took her out of gear and she capsized almost immediately. The crew entered the water and inflated the liferaft. The skipper was thrown from the opposite side of the boat but swam to the liferaft and was helped in. The rescue helicopter initially flew past but returned about 15 minutes later to winch everyone on board. Wainui, tug, 16.5m December 19, Tauranga, propeller entanglement The Wainui picked up a loose chain while manoeuvring in proximity to the dumb barge Pohonui. The Wainui was alongside so she refastened to the wharf. Divers unhooked the fouled chain and inspected the tug for damage, but none was evident. Maritime Fidelity, bulk carrier, 183.4m December 20, Taranaki, near miss/close quarters The master/pilot exchange clearly arranged to use heaving lines to take the tug tow lines. It was understood and agreed with the master and mates in change of mooring operations. The mate ignored this and used a messenger with a shackle attached to the end. This put the tug crew in real danger of being hit by the falling shackle. Lady of the Sounds, tourist vessel, 25.3m December 20, Milford Sound, collision Control to the port engine was lost while arriving at berth four, Freshwater Basin. With the spring line on and the starboard engine in gear, the sea breeze pushed her stern around and it struck another vessel tied to berth three. Jaya Amazon, special purpose ship, 58.7m December 20, contact The ship, a supply and support vessel for the Polares Alima, after coming alongside the Polares Alima, moved forward to secure the mooring lines. In doing so, interaction between the hulls caused the Jaya Amazon's bow to turn in against the Polares Alima's hull. The Jaya Amazon's secondary tyre fenders were inadequate in this case the tyres securing the plate and shackle damaged the Polares Alima's hull. Island Girl, yacht, 12.2m Dream Genie, hire and drive vessel, 11.5m December 21, Rangitoto Island, collision The two vessels were involved in a collision near the entrance to Islington Bay. Delphinius, passenger vessel, 12.9m December 22, Picton Harbour, near miss/close quarters The Kaitaki stated that as they progressed out of the berth, the Delphinus was observed leaving the inner harbour on a converging course which it continued to do while speeding up, crossing about 30m ahead of the Kaitaki. British Chivalry, tanker, 184m December 23, harbour swinging basin, Taranaki, equipment failure While manoeuvring to berth, the engine failed to go astern when required. It took two or three minutes before the engines would fire astern. Although the tanker was almost stopped at the time, this had the potential to be a serious incident, should she not have gone astern earlier to stop. Aratere, passenger/vehicular ferry, 183m Tory, fishing charter vessel, 9.85m December 25, Marlborough Sounds, near miss/close quarters The two vessels were involved in a near miss/close quarters incident off Diffenbach Point. Tutunui, tourist vessel, 11m December 26, Bay of Islands, near miss/close quarters The Tutunui was making her way from the Waewaetorea Passage to Otehei Bay when two divers surfaced directly in front, forcing the Tutunui to take evasive action. A Fryan recreational craft was observed heading west at 6-8 knots and not showing a dive flag. At the time of the incident the craft was 80 Professional Skipper March/April 2012 about 800m away from where the divers surfaced. The Fryan then returned to the divers and picked them up. Unnamed kayak/canoe, adventure activity, 5.5m December 29, Adele Island, Abel Tasman, hit submerged object A guide was guiding four double kayaks in a loose bunch. He asked the front boat to stop so everyone could catch up, heard a yelp and turned in time to see a boat capsize. He told his group to raft up in a sheltered area and back-paddled to the pair, who were about 5m from the island between their boat and the rocks. The kayak had flipped back over and was semi-submerged. The kayakers climbed onto the island and the guide pulled the kayak onto the rocks and called base. A water taxi arrived 10 minutes later and took the pair back to base. Santa Regina, ferry, 133m December 30, Wellington, electrical power failure While shifting from Glasgow berth to the bunker berth, the ferry lost power on her starboard engine and No. 1 bow thruster. She was brought to anchor while engineers found and sorted out the problem. Beacon Hill informed of situation. After power resumed to the engine but not the thruster, the anchor was lifted and she berthed at the bunker berth starboard side to without incident. Sounds Adventure, tourist vessel, 16.8m January 2, Marlborough Sounds, contact The skipper was reversing out from a jetty pick up at the Bay of Many Coves. His crew was on the VHF to operations so was not able to assist. The Sounds Adventure struck another boat on a mooring and caused a small indentation in the transom. The Rock, tourist activity boat, 26m January 5, Moturua Island, Bay of Islands, flooding The Rock's tender was transferring four guests and one crew member from the beach at Mangahawea Bay back to The Rock, 150m distant. About 30m from The Rock, water entered over the transom, causing the boat to sink and capsize. The five people were rescued immediately by The Rock and the tender was recovered. There were no injuries. Maea, gas tanker, 86m January 5, south of Godley Head lighthouse, steering gear failure The pilot reported to Maritime New Zealand that the vessel had a steering gear failure while entering the port. Sounds Adventure, tourist vessel, 16.8m January 5, Kahikitea Bay, near miss/close quarters The Sounds Adventure was exiting Kahikitea Bay when the skipper noticed another vessel approaching at an estimated 12 knots off the port side. The other vessel was the give-way vessel. When it became apparent that it was not going to give way the skipper took evasive action. The vessels passed within 8m of each other with the other vessel not even slowing down. Tiri Kat, tourist vessel, 22.9m January 5, Z pier, Gulf Harbour, collision The Tiri Kat was secured to the berth with the starboard engine disabled and the port engine shut down. A shore-side engineer was on the aft deck when he witnessed a yacht heading directly for the stern. The yacht struck the port quarter sponson/pontoon hard, causing the Tiri Kat to lurch forward on her mooring lines. The yacht continued to depart the marina after the collision without stopping. Santa Regina, ferry, 133m January 5, Tory Channel, person overboard The ferry was on passage from Wellington to Picton and had rounded Clay Point at 2325 when the hospitality supervisor told the bridge a passenger had reported witnessing an elderly lady go overboard. The second mate release an MOB marker lifebuoy. The ship was slowed and turned on to a reciprocal course. All available crew were posted as lookouts. The Arahura assisted and an "all ships" call by maritime radio attracted other vessels to the search. The Santa Regina coordinated the search on scene. At 0058 the Felix found the missing person and the Westpac Rescue helicopter took her to hospital. The Santa Regina berthed in Picton at about 0223. Ocean Dawn, fishing vessel, 60.5m January 6, (no location), equipment failure The vessel was fishing when all the phase three equipment popped overloads. The crew were unable to reconnect to the shaft alternator. An inspection revealed down one x phase in the field windings. Auxiliary generators were engaged and online, and all the ship's systems and navigational equipment were fully operational. Limitations related only to fishing and production. She steamed to Nelson for repairs. Seamaster, passenger/vehicle ferry, 44.75m January 7, Waiheke Island, equipment failure While tying vessel to the wharf at Kennedy Point, the port gearbox parted from the main engine. The Seamaster was quickly put astern on the other two motors and moved out of the bay into safer waters. Milford Monarch, tourist vessel, 39m January 7, Milford Sound, equipment failure The Milford Monarch entered the Freshwater Basin to make a routine approach to berth six. When astern power was applied the port engine stalled and the starboard engine almost stalled. Speed was reduced on the starboard engine but the vessel slewed and was not able to be stopped. She hit the dolphin at berth six causing superficial damage to the boat and wharf. She was withdrawn from service for a day. Discovery 1, passenger ferry, 20m January 15, Coromandel, person overboard Passengers were disembarking at Hannafords Wharf including a family in a hurry to get ashore. A boy tripped on a step and fell into the water next to a wooden ladder. He hung onto the ladder until the boat moved out 1m. The father lifted the child out, who was crying and had grazes and a small cut. The boy checked out in Coromandel. ASB Rescue, patrol boat, 18.4m January 15, Devonport Wharf, structural failure Ripped pontoon on CRV on rusty deck fitting on yacht. Ted Ashby, tourist vessel, 18.1m January 15, Auckland Harbour, near miss/close quarters The Ted Ashby was sailing from Stanley Point to between Queens and Bledisloe Wharves on a starboard tack with two other sailing vessels when a launch approached from the west. A ferry was approaching from the east. The ferry kept her speed and course until very close, causing the Ted Ashby to alter tack. This caused us to be on a collision course with the first of the sailing vessels. Our engines were started and we passed ahead of first sailing vessel at full revs, then turned to port to avoid the power vessel (which had altered course due to my first manoeuvre) and the second sailing vessel. The ferry made a course change while we were tacking and then resumed her original course. Janas, fishing vessel, 46.5m Antarctic Chieftain, fishing vessel, 62.6m January 17, Southern Ocean, contact The San Aotea, the Janas and the Antarctic Chieftain were navigating through the ice in open leads. A piece of broken pack ice blocked the passage of the Janas so the skipper stopped to avoid contact. The Antarctic Chieftain was unable to stop in time and made light contact with the stern quarter of the Janas, causing minor damage. HM01, patrol boat, 8.5m January 19, Oneroa Bay, Waiheke Island, collision While entering Oneroa Bay, the skipper observed a personal water craft exceeding five knots within 200m of the shore and proceeded towards it. During the pursuit, the PWC turned sharply to starboard, HM01 turned to follow and tried to maintain her distance. A vessel was observed coming towards the two craft and the PWC changed course again towards the HM01, which attempted to take evasive action to no avail and the HMO1 and the PWC collided. The PWC driver was uninjured and was escorted ashore by HM01 crew. HB Wine Country Duck, tourist vessel, 11.9m January 20, Napier, grounding On entering the water at the Port of Napier boat ramp, the wind caught the front of the vessel, swinging it parallel to the shore with the back wheels grounded. The passengers were helped ashore and the vessel was towed out. Jin Mao, bulk carrier, 190m January 23, Tauranga No. 11, gear failure The No. 4 crane cargo runner broke.