Fishing charter vessel "La Nina", grounding and foundering, Rakitu Island, 17 November 2000
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
00-209
On Friday 17 November 2000 at about 1840, the fishing charter vessel "La Nina", with 9 passengers and 2 crew on board, was on passage to an anchorage in a bay on Rakitu Island when it grounded on rocks to the north-east of the island. The passengers and crew boarded a liferaft shortly before the vessel foundered. They were later rescued by other vessels, which had answered the Mayday call sent by the skipper. The deckhand was seriously injured during the grounding.
Safety issues identified included:
• inadequate safety briefing before commencing charter
• the standard of navigation when operating close to hazards
• shortcomings in the administration of the safe ship management system.
A safety recommendation was made to the owner of Fighting Fish Charters to address the safety issues should it undertake another commercial maritime venture in the future.
Safety issues identified included:
• inadequate safety briefing before commencing charter
• the standard of navigation when operating close to hazards
• shortcomings in the administration of the safe ship management system.
A safety recommendation was made to the owner of Fighting Fish Charters to address the safety issues should it undertake another commercial maritime venture in the future.
Location
Great Barrier Island (-36.117614,175.510004) [may be approximate]