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Marine MO-2017-201: Passenger vessel L’Austral contact with rock Snares Islands, 9 January 2017
The standard of bridge resource management and unfamiliarity with the ship’s electronic navigation equipment were factors in a January 2017 grounding of a cruise ship at the Snares Islands south of New Zealand. While the master focused on recovering boats from a shoreline excursion, the ship inadvertently entered the 300-metre zone that the ship was not permitted to enter. It struck an uncharted rock, the hull was pierced and an empty void space flooded. No passengers or crew were injured.
Marine TAIC opens inquiry into Timaru fishing vessel fire
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the fire on board the fishing vessel Dong Won at Timaru port. Circumstances reported to date are that the deep-sea fishing vessel, the Dong Won 701, caught fire at about 2130 9 April 2018 at Number 1 Wharf in the port of Tima...Marine MO-2018-202: Dong Won 701, caught fire, Port of Timaru, 9 April 2018
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the fire on board the fishing vessel Dong Won at Timaru port.
Rail RO-2016-101: Signal passed at danger leading to near collision, Wellington Railway Station, 28 May 2016
At Wellington station, the driver of an empty train thought a Green signal was meant for his train, and he drove past the Red signal that actually applied. The driver stopped his train just short of a cross-over point. A...
Marine MO-2016-201: Restricted-limits passenger vessel the PeeJay V, Fire and sinking , 18 January 2016
A restricted-limits passenger vessel caught fire, burnt to the waterline and sank with 53 passengers and 7 crew on board. The fire very likely started in the engine room and rapidly spread through the vessel. There was...
Aviation AO-2015-003: Robinson R44, Main rotor blade failure, Waikaia, Southland, 23 January 2015
A Robinson R44 helicopter on a gorse-spraying flight started vibrating significantly. Upon landing, the pilot discovered a cracked main rotor blade. The helicopter had been used primarily for agricultural flying, usually...Marine MO-2018-201: Freight vessel Butiroai, Sinking, Kiribati, 18 January 2018
A team comprising two marine investigators and one solicitor/analyst has been seconded to the Kiribati Government to conduct a preliminary investigation into the sinking of the domestic passenger and freight vessel Butir...
Aviation AO-2018-001: Tandem sky-diving operation, passenger fatality, Lake Wakatipu, 10 January 2018
TAIC is investigating a skydiving accident at Lake Wakatipu in Otago, which occurred 10 January 2018. A commercial tandem skydive ended with the pair entering Lake Wakatipu.