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Rail
RO-2004-118
On Tuesday 20 July 2004, at 1345, Train 725, a Picton to Christchurch express freight service, was authorised to travel through the Tormore to Scargill section of the Main North Line that was already occupied by a track maintenance gang. Two track maintenance personnel had just completed their work and were stowing equipment on their vehicle parked trackside when the train travelled through their worksite. There were no injuries or equipment damage. Safety issues identified included: - the certification process for trainee train controllers
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Rail
RO-2004-117
[A preliminary investigation showed that the circumstances were not likely to have significant implications for transport safety. Consistent with section 13 of the TAIC Act the Commission discontinued the investigation and no report was published.]
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Maritime
MO-2004-211
On Sunday 4 July 2004 at about 1517, while on passage from Chatham Islands to Napier in heavy weather, the coastal cargo vessel "Southern Tiare" lost its rudder below the rudder head. The master was able to manoeuvre the ship, using the bow thruster to maintain the ship’s head into the sea, until a tug arrived to take the ship under tow to Napier, where it berthed without further incident. The crew sustained no injuries during the incident. Safety issues identified included:
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Maritime
MO-2004-210
On Wednesday 30 June 2004 at about 1530, the restricted limit passenger vessel "Esprit de Mer" with a skipper, one staff member and 7 passengers on board was returning from the Milford Deep Underwater Observatory at Harrison Cove to the ferry terminal at Milford Sound. As the boat approached the wharf, the skipper noticed black smoke coming from a port-side engine room ventilator. The boat was secured alongside and the passengers disembarked. The skipper stopped the engines and used a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher to fight the fire. The fire was extinguished almost immediately.
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Rail
RO-2004-116
On Monday 28 June 2004, at about 0710, the power generator unit at the rear of passenger express Train 1605 caught fire as the train berthed at Carterton Station. The train manager expended one of 3 fire extinguishers carried on board the train to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries to passengers or crew. Safety issues identified included: - the layout of the generator enclosure - the installation of the fire detection and suppression system. Three safety recommendations were made to the Chief Executive of Toll NZ Consolidated Limited to address these issues.
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Rail
RO-2004-115
[A preliminary investigation showed that the circumstances were not likely to have significant implications for transport safety. Consistent with section 13 of the TAIC Act the Commission discontinued the investigation and no report was published.]
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Maritime
MO-2004-209
On Wednesday 19 May 2004 at about 0117, the fishing vessel "Joanne" collided with the tanker "Hellas Constellation" in the approach channel to the Port of Tauranga. The "Joanne", with 2 people on board, was returning from fishing grounds in Bay of Plenty. The "Hellas Constellation", with a full cargo of automotive gas oil, was entering the Port of Tauranga under pilotage. There were no injuries. The "Joanne" suffered minor damage to the bow only. The "Hellas Constellation’s" hull plating and framing were set in, but not ruptured, and there was no spillage of its cargo of oil.
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Maritime
MO-2004-208
On 13 May 2004, a party of 18 passengers hired 2 jet boats to take them for a trip on Waimakariri River, north of Christchurch. At the conclusion of the trip, at about 1700, while the driver of CYS was manoeuvring back onto the boat's trailer, the reverse duct jammed in the down, or astern, position. The driver tried to rectify the problem, but the boat was caught in the swift flowing current and was swept towards a motorway bridge, less than 100 m downstream. The driver tried to manoeuvre the boat, but he was unsuccessful and it collided with one of the bridge supporting piers.
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Aviation
AO-2004-004
[A preliminary investigation showed that the circumstances were not likely to have significant implications for transport safety. Consistent with section 13 of the TAIC Act the Commission discontinued the investigation and no report was published.]
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Rail
RO-2004-114
[Investigation incorporated in report 04-123. Please refer to that report.]
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Rail
RO-2004-113
On Tuesday 27 April 2004 at about 1605 hours, express freight Train 220 collided with the empty trailer of a fertiliser truck and trailer unit at a farm access level crossing between Maewa and Rangitawa on the North Island Main Trunk. The front bogie of the lead locomotive derailed and the truck and trailer unit was extensively damaged. One traction mast was knocked over and the overhead catenary brought down. The locomotive engineer and the truck driver both suffered minor injuries. The safety issues identified were: • the legal status of the level crossing
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Aviation
AO-2004-003
On Friday 23 April 2004, Helicopter Services UH-1B helicopter ZK-HSF was on a ferry flight to Gore to facilitate maintenance work. En-route near Mokoreta a main rotor blade separated, the helicopter broke up and fell to the ground. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed and the helicopter was destroyed. The accident resulted from fatigue failure of a tension-torsion (TT) strap, a critical rotor hub component. The fatigue cracking had probably been initiated by an unreported rotor overspeed event. Safety issues identified included:
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