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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. Kiwa, research vessel, 7.09m February 2, Waitemata Harbour, Devonport, flooding At about half tide on an incoming tide Kiwa was nosed on to the sandy beach close to the western side Devonport Wharf to drop off crew retrieving equipment. Kiwa was being held on the beach by the helmsman with motors running in clear water as the wake from a passing ferry created a series of waves on the beach hitting the stern of Kiwa. On leaving the beach it was noticed that there was water across the deck at the stern, which was sitting lower than normal. A hatch cover from the outboard motor pod that had earlier been removed by the helmsman to inspect the bilge pump had not been replaced, and water had entered the hatch and started to flood the pod and part of the deck. Both motors remained running and Kiwa was held close to shore while the cover was replaced and the electric and hand bilge pumps deployed to remove the water before continuing. Tiaki, tug, 24.47m February 3, Seaview Wharf, Wellington, collision Approaching Eagle Miri to transfer pilot the Tiaki attempted to disengage her auto- pilot. One engine remained in auto-pilot and as Tiaki was unable to alter course the vessel impacted Eagle Miri amidships at low speed. Tasco 2, tanker, 104.73m February 3, Port of Tauranga, equipment failure With previously just one start in the engine, the master informed that there was no air left to start engine when requested. Although the engine did not restart for approximately 10 minutes the vessel berthed normally with no damage or injuries. Giorgina, fishing vessel, 14.32m Dorothy May, fishing vessel, 16.65m February 3, West Coast South Island, collision Giorgina was fishing when a collision occurred with the fishing vessel Dorothy May. Both vessels made their way to Westport. Luanda, passenger vessel, 14.95m February 5, north of Bennetts Bluff, Lake Wakatipu, grounding While returning from Glenorchy after being a support boat for a solo swim from Kingston to Glenorchy, the helmsman dozed off and the launch grounded on the beach north of Bennetts Bluff on the east side of the north arm of Lake Wakatipu. Minimal damage was caused but the launch need some help to get the bow off the beach. The harbourmaster was notified and attended with two divers to check the hull before it was towed off and the launch them steamed to Queenstown under her own power. Bon Heur, charter vessel, 14.15m SNY 2, jetboat, 6m February 8, Coromandel, Near miss/close quarters The two vessels were involved in a near miss incident. Clipper 1, passenger ferry, 12.30m February 9, Kauri Point to Bayswater leads, near miss/close quarters Three jetskis approached Clipper 1 on a scheduled ferry service and maintained approximately 30-50m abeam at approximately 25-28 knots. The port jetski then veered towards Clipper 1. The skipper slowed engines then had to reverse jet units to avoid a close quarters situation. The jetskis continued to follow Clipper 1 for 5-10 minutes, playing in the wake and pacing alongside and occasionally closing to less than 50m and causing the skipper to slow to five knots. Serenity, tourism activity, 7.49m February 9, Arch Point, Abel Tasman, equipment failure While bringing the anchor in the motor was being trimmed down. When engaged it felt unusual and it would not engage in reverse. Forward was tried again and the motor would not engage. As the anchor had not yet dug out the boat remained at anchor while base was called to transfer people. Upon return to base it was discovered that gear linkages inside the motor had come loose. These were tightened and new parts were ordered. Hon Fleur, 11.50m February 14, East of Mayor Island, person overboard Hon Fleur was found east of Mayor Island with her engine running on low speed and rudder hard over turning in circles. There were no signs of the skipper. a search was launched and called off a few days later with no trace of the skipper being found. Sir Robert, tug, 22.45m February 14, Tauranga Harbour, contact Whilst making the tug Sir Robert fast on the inbound container ship Hoheplate, the tug sustained minor damage to a handrail. The ship did not sustain any damage, other than a paint scrape. MOL Summer, container ship, 246m February 15, entrance channel Port of Napier, near miss/close quarters Fishing boat cut across the channel from west to east outward bound, preventing the ship from turning into the port entrance. 17 ISSUE JUNE 2010 No anchor watch results in deaths Starflyte, passenger ferry, 32m February 16, Waiheke Island, Iliomana light region, equipment failure Vessel in transit to Waiheke with 201 passengers on board, suffered turbo failure on starboard main engine. Engine was shut down and engineroom secured as a precaution. Vessel returned to Auckland and disembarked passengers. Arahura, passenger ferry, 148.37m February 20, Sinclair Head, near miss/close quarters When approaching Sinclair Head waypoint en route from Picton a small runabout was sighted fine to port. A radar plot showed the runabout to be stationary, but passing down the port side with a CPA of 0.3 miles. As Arahura approached, the runabout started its engine and attempted to cross ahead of Arahura. The OOW immediately altered course to port and the runabout passed close down the starboard side. Lady Kay II, tug, 8.78m February 21, Port of Tauranga, propeller entanglement During the process of towing a submerged export log away from the TPC Timaru that was being manoeuvred between Berth 9 and Berth 11 (lay berth) the Lady Kay II picked up one of the floating messenger lines in her prop. The skipper then entered the water to untangle the line from the propeller of the Lady Kay II and proceeded to free her to return to her berth after corralling the export log. Kina, workboat, 6m February 24, near miss/close quarters Whilst travelling north to Tonga Island approaching Bark Bay, the skipper chose to go past the inside marine reserve marker buoy. An Aquataxi vessel was travelling south which was on a collision course, and the skipper turned to port. 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