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Interim Factual Reports
Interim factual reports are listed here and are not included in the database until the relevant final report is published, at which time the interim report will be appended to the introductory web page for the final report:
Interim Report Marine inquiry 11-204: Containership MV Rena grounding on Astrolabe Reef 5 October 2011 (.pdf) (Note top of first page is blank, scroll/page down for title/content) (Erratum issued 23 April 2012. The location information in the Data summary on page iii has been corrected in the .pdf download.
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12-201
Inquiry 12-201: Fishing vessel Easy Rider, capsize and foundering, Foveaux Strait, 15 March 2012
Volume M123
4 Safety Recommendations
of which 3 are open
Published on Friday, May 03, 2013
At about 2000 on 14 March 2012, the fishing vessel Easy Rider departed Bluff for Big South Cape Island off the west coast of Stewart Island. The skipper, 2 crew members and 6 passengers were on board. The passengers were to be offloaded at Big South Cape Island, where they were to prepare for the upcoming muttonbird harvest. The skipper intended then to travel to his fishing grounds to engage in...
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10-204
Inquiry 10-204: Bulk carrier Hanjin Bombay, grounding, Mount Maunganui, 21 June 2010
Volume M122
2 Safety Recommendations
of which 2 are open
Published on Thursday, May 02, 2013
At about 1930 on 21 June 2010, the bulk carrier Hanjin Bombay left the wharf at Mount Maunganui loaded with a full cargo of logs for the port of Kunsan in Korea. The vessel was under the control of a Port of Tauranga harbour pilot, with the master in command.
The vessel was manoeuvred off the berth and turned in the channel using the main engine and 2 tugs. Once the vessel was heading...
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10-207
Report 10-207. Korean registered fishing vessel, In Sung No.1, sinking in the Ross Sea, 13 December 2010.
No report published
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, November 01, 2012
The investigation of this accident was the responsibility of the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST). The Commission provided assistance to the KMST's investigation in accordance with Section 8(2) of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990. A copy of the report is provided for download.
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10-205
Korean registered fishing vessel, O Yang 70, capsize and sinking 400 miles East of New Zealand, 18 August 2010
Volume M121
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The investigation of this accident in international waters was the responsibility of the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST). A copy of the KMST's investigation report is provided for download. The Commission provided assistance to the KMST's investigation in accordance with Section 8(2) of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990.
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10-202
Inquiry 10-202: M.V. Anatoki, grounding, off Rangihaeata Head, Golden Bay, South Island, 6 May 2010
Volume m120
2 Safety Recommendations
of which 2 are open
Published on Friday, April 27, 2012
The Anatoki was a New Zealand-registered coastal cargo vessel on a short coastal voyage from Nelson to Tarakohe. The Anatoki departed Nelson at about midnight on 5 May 2010 and was due to arrive off Tarakohe at 0545 the next day.
On 6 May 2010 at about 0506 the Anatoki ran aground off Rangihaeata Head in Golden Bay, close to the Tarakohe Harbour. The mate on watch at the time was unaware that...
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09-202
Marine Inquiry 09-202: Passenger vessel Oceanic Discoverer,Fatal injury, Port of Napier
19 February 2009
Volume M119
4 Safety Recommendations
of which 4 are open
Published on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Executive summary
General
On 19 February 2009, the Australian-registered passenger ship Oceanic Discoverer was at its berth in the New Zealand port of Napier. The crew were conducting a fire and emergency drill, of which part was to close and test the hydraulically closed watertight doors.
The master closed the watertight doors remotely from the bridge. Some minutes later the chief...
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11-201
Report 11-201, Passenger vessel Volendam, lifeboat fatality, Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, 8 January 2011
Volume M118
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, November 24, 2011
On the afternoon of 8 January 2011, the passenger vessel Volendam was alongside in Lyttelton. Some of the crew were carrying out routine maintenance on one of the starboard lifeboats when at about 1400 the forward lifeboat fall wire parted and 2 crew members fell into the water; the lifeboat remained suspended by the aft lifeboat fall wire.
The alarm was raised and a rescue boat and crew were...
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10-203
Report 10-203: Marsol Pride, uncontrolled release of fire-extinguishing gas into engine room, Tui oil and gas field, 27 May 2010
Volume M117
1 Safety Recommendation
of which 1 is open
Published on Thursday, September 15, 2011
On 23 May 2010 the general-purpose oilfield support vessel Marsol Pride was conducting underwater operations within the Tui oil and gas field off the west coast of New Zealand. The Marsol Pride was fitted with a fixed carbon dioxide (CO2) fire smothering system for its engine room. Late that night a valve on one of the CO2 pilot cylinders developed a leak and charged the system ready for...
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09-204
Report 09-204 : Coastguard rescue vessel Dive! Tutukaka Rescue collision with rocks, Taiharuru River entrance Northland, 4 March 2009; and Report 09-207:Coastguard rescue vessel Trusts Rescue, heavy weather encounter, Manukau Bar, 31 May 2009
Volume M115
6 Safety Recommendations
of which 6 are open
Published on Thursday, June 16, 2011
On 4 March 2009, the Tutukaka Coastguard vessel Dive! Tutukaka Rescue was tasked to assist a recreational vessel in difficulty in Ngunguru Bay south of Tutukaka. It was night-time and the sea condition was rough. The crew of the Coastguard vessel became so focused on locating the vessel in difficulty that they lost awareness of where their own vessel was and struck a rock at a moderate speed....
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10-201
Marine inquiry 10-201 Bulk carrier TPC Wellington, double fatality resulting from enclosed space entry, Port Marsden, Northland, 3 May 2010
Volume M114
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, June 09, 2011
On the afternoon of 3 May 2010, the bulk log carrier TPC Wellington was loading logs in Port Marsden, Northland. When the chief officer entered a cargo hold that was full of logs that had been loaded at a previous port, he rapidly lost useful consciousness (lost the ability to hold on to the ladder) and fell from the ladder onto the cargo below.
The ship?s bosun had accompanied the chief...
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