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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. Albacore, NZ Fishing (SSM), 11.5m August 3, Cascade Island, Hit submerged object, Flooded. Foundered Vessel struck rocks and immediately began taking on water before sinking. The three crew on board abandoned into a life raft after issuing a Mayday call, and managed to paddle ashore. Gambler, NZ Fishing (SSM), 10.3m August 5, Leigh Harbour, Flooded Moved from mooring to service berth to get gear from ute and bait up. The skipper spilled the bait and juice over himself so went home for shower. Rope got caught at stern causing water to come in through the stern scupper. There were big tides of 3.4m. Vessel floated on its side and it was pulled to the beach and refloated at about 1800 hours that night. Pescara, Foreign SOLAS (ISM), 231m August 6, Hauraki Gulf, Equipment failure Encountered problem with main engine exhaust valve. Stopped main engine and started drifting. At 1654 hours the main engine was started and the vessel shifted to the anchorage. At 1824 hours, the vessel was anchored to continue repairs. At 1100 hours on August 7, the vessel resumed passage for Melbourne. Yellow Fin, NZ Fishing (SSM), 16.07m August 6, Port Hutt, Chatham Islands, Grounding Vessel was manoeuvring away from the jetty when it grounded stern on to rocks. The vessel had to wait until high tide to float off. No damage was sustained. Barge, Not applicable, Unknown August 8, Milford Sound, Lifting/Cargo Gear failure Crane on barge tipped on to side. Boom into water car body still on barge. Barge undamaged. Santa Regina, NZ Passenger (NZISM), 133m August 9, Off Halswell Point, Wellington Harbour, Electrical power failure At 0530 the vessel lost power to starboard engine and one bow thruster. Vessel brought to stop and anchored. Beacon Hill informed. Advice from engine room that starboard DA fault. Starboard engine run on shaft generator and started. Anchor raised. Vessel proceeded to berth. Vessel berthed at 0605 Spirit of Endurance, NZ Cargo (NZISM), 130m August 9, 11 miles south east of Great Barrier Island, Propulsion failure While en route from Tauranga to Auckland the ship found a fuel pump leaking. The main engine was stopped and assessment carried out. A fuel pump was found to have a loose deflection bolt. The pump was changed, tested and found to be ok. Ship resumed passage to Auckland 30 minutes later. Tiger Cat, NZ Passenger (SSM), 18.7m Sinbad III, NZ Passenger (SSM), 7.3m August 10, Within 200 metres of the western side of Princess Wharf, Near miss/Close quarters After Tiger Cat had given way to a water taxi, the water has altered and gone astern of Tiger Cat. However the water taxi has, in altering course, put himself in a collision situation with a vessel astern of the of him, which had to take evasive action. AAL Brisbane, Foreign SOLAS (ISM), 194m August 12, Wellington Harbour Entrance, Near miss The vessel was approaching the harbour entrance using ECDIS, and not backing up with terrestrial fixes. The GPS feed to the ECDIS was grossly in error (subsequently found to be 600 meters to the west of true position), putting the ship on track for a near- miss with Pencarrow Rock (draft 7.4m, rock 8.0m + tide 1.3m), and ultimately the shore beyond. When the pilot arrived on the bridge it was quickly ascertained using visual marks and radar that the vessel was off the correct course. The course was immediately altered to port, towards the shipping channel. Using visual marks, the rest of the passage was uneventful. Later during the passage the navigator switched to a second GPS source and the error was instantly removed. Milburn Carrier II, NZ Cargo (NZISM), 118.45m August 12, Onehunga Wharf, Auckland, Propulsion failure Engine would not start. Matukituki, Jet Boat (SOP), 5.2m August 15, Matukituki River, Grounding/Touch On returning back downstream with 12 people on board plus the driver, and cross a shallow, flat braid, Matukituki grounded and came to a stop. There were no injuries to the passengers. With flight light and a wide flat braided section of water, combined with near full boat and winter conditions, the driver navigated the vessel two metres too far to the left of the deeper water, which led to the grounding. The trip was held up by 20 minutes while the boat was slid back into the water to complete the journey. Pohonui, Unknown, 53.33m August 15, #3 berth, Port of Tauranga, Equipment failure Four crew members were retrieving the gangway to stow on the wharf and a foot ramp at the end of the gangway was secured with a safety chain and pin in the upright position. While lifting the gangway ashore, the safety chain and pin holding the foot ramp fell out, causing the ramp to fall and strike the hand of one of the crew. His hand was crushed between the foot ramp and the wooden railing of the wharf, causing a fracture to two bones of his left hand. He was taken to hospital where an x-ray confirmed the fractures. His hand was set in plaster and he was discharged later that day. Jet Raider, NZ Passenger (SSM), 37m August 16, Pier 2B, Downtown Ferry Terminal, Auckland, Propulsion failure Vessel backing into Pier 2B has been caught by the wind and set on to pontoon. Vessel has made heavy contact with pontoon damaging belting and pontoon fendering. Vessel and pontoon inspected minimal damage to vessel and pontoon both remained usable and continued in service. K-Jet 9, Jet Boat (SOP), 7m August 18, Tuckers Beach, Shotover River, Grounding Upon arriving at Tucker's Beach the driver experienced a case of sun strike when initiating a planing turn, resulting in the boat running aground. The driver radioed the workshop and the passengers were transferred to K-Jet 10 and the trip was completed. Bulk Neptune, Foreign SOLAS (ISM), 190m August 20, Port Chalmers, Lifting/Cargo gear failure While loading was being undertaken into the hold, the number three crane block opened up and dropped the load onto the hold floor. There were no injuries. A surveyor conducted an inspection of all other cranes, which were passed as fit for purpose. The broken crane was not able to be repaired in Port Chalmers. Chitral, Foreign SOLAS (ISM), 186m August 21, Main Channel, Gisborne, Mooring line failure Whilst making fast the tugs line centre line aft on Chitral, the towline was lost in the water and the tug overran line with port unit. Pilot informed of engine loss and tug assisted with the movement at the latter stages. Kerry Express, Foreign SOLAS (ISM), 86m August 21, Hawkes Bay, Other Whilst departing vessel she commenced rolling heavily. Vessel deemed unseaworthy by pilot and re-berthed. San Nikunau, NZ Fishing (SSM), 79.69m August 21, Halsey Street Extension wharf, Auckland, Fire Contractor was welding steel plate in anchor locker – spark fell through into bow thruster room below setting fire to a broom. Firewatch put out fire using extinguishers but due to smoke called Fire Brigade as prudent step to check to ensure all under control. Incident currently being investigated and report will follow once investigation complete but fire all under control and no damage occurred. Deodar III, Patrol Boat, 18.5m August 23, Hauraki Gulf, Contact Deodar III & three RNZN RIBs conducting coming alongside training, while making way for the RNZN Seaman Combat Specialist Schools Small Boats Coxswains course from 0900-1030 hours. The training commenced at 0915 hours at 12 knots, building up to 18 knots. At 0953 hours a RIB was coming alongside on the port side. The skipper of Deodar 80 Professional Skipper November/December 2012 * Maritime NZ Incident reports for September will be included in the January/February 2013 issue of Professional Skipper III heard a bang noise and thought it was a hard contact alongside. He saw a Navy person's hand wave from the port bow. Deodar III was stopped and the crew spoke to the Navy RIB personnel. Contact from the Navy RIB punctured a 3cm cut in the port bow approximately 2m above the water line. No water ingress and training continued until 1030 hours. There was no structural damage to the vessels and no injury to any persons. Milford Mariner, Passenger, 40m August 23, Harrison Cove, Milford Sound, Grounding Milford Mariner departed the observatory at Harrison Cove as per the normal cruise activity. On departure she was headed north to conduct a circuit of the bay in order to head out and return to the harbour at Freshwater Basin. As she was taken through the starboard turn out of the Cove, the port rudder and propeller struck the shoal patch that extends from the Harrison River mouth. The port engine was immediately pulled out of gear and the vessel returned to port and her berth without further incident. An immediate blanket search in all bilge spaces was conducted and no damage or flooding found. Interim investigations show that the port rudder has been lost (since located in Harrison Cove and to be recovered) and indicate that the port propeller and shaft are damaged. An investigation is to be conducted and reported separately. Torea, NZ Passenger (SSM), 20.82m August 24, Ruapuke Island, Foveaux Strait, Grounding The vessel, with approximately 23 people on board ran hard aground. There are no injuries and the local pilot vessel will transport the people back to Bluff. The vessel was on a charter trip at the time of the accident. Hang Zhou Wan, Foreign SOLAS (ISM), 112m August 24, No. 2 Reach, Tauranga, Equipment failure On departure from Tauranga, in the No 2 reach out bound, the shaft RPM started dropping. The Pilot called escort tug to standby as there may be a problem with main engine. At 1523 hours, the main engine failed. Notified Port Radio and called tug to come in. Connected tug centre lead forward and proceeded with using tug to tow vessel towards No.1 Anchorage. At 1543 hours the vessel was clear of channel. At 1548 hours, the main Engine was running and tug tow line let go shortly after. At 1556 Master stated main engine repaired and he would continue passage and did not want to go to anchor. Set ship on safe course. Kakariki, Unknown, 183m August 27, Oil berth, Mt Maunganui, Propeller entangled During mooring operations, two head lines were lowered from the fo'c'sle to the water whilst the bow thruster was running. The lines became entangled in the bow thruster propellers and could not be retrieved by ship's staff. K-Jet 9, Jet Boat (SOP), 7m August 28, Not provided, Propulsion failure/Grounding After completing a hamilton turn, the driver went to power up and realised some debris had been sucked into the jet units. I was unable to clear the units and came to a stop in shallower water. The driver radioed the base and got another boat dispatched and transferred the passengers to it and continued the trip. Ocean Breeze, NZ Fishing (SSM), 61.20m August 29, Lyttelton drydock, Fire A fire developed in the forward part of the vessel - at this time the exact cause and location is unknown as access is still limited due to smoke and fumes until the area is cleared. Will submit further report once the incident has been investigated. Kaitaki, NZ Passenger (NZISM), 177.34m August 30, Cook Strait, Near Miss/Close Quarters Kaitaki was on its designated track course Picton to Wellington at a speed of 18 knots. On exiting Tory Channel, the tanker Astrid was observed crossing from port to starboard on a course of 184 degrees at a speed of 14 knots. CPA was determined to be close to 0. At distance of two miles, after it was observed that Astrid, as the give way vessel, had not undertaken any action to avoid collision, attempts were made to contact Astrid on VHF 16. No reply was received so Kaitaki altered course to starboard to avoid collision. When Kaitaki was ahead of Astrid, Astrid was observed to change course to starboard.