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AO-2016-005
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Maritime
MO-2013-201
On 11 July 2013, the bulk log carrier Taokas Wisdom was loading a cargo of logs at the Port of Nelson, New Zealand when fire broke out in one of the crew member's cabins. The fire was detected by the automatic fire detection system, which activated the ship's general alarm. While the crew were responding to the fire alarm, the Port Nelson security officer saw smoke emitting from the ship and notified the Nelson Fire Service.
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Maritime
MO-2004-218
[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-1998-202
At about 0810 on Friday, 6 March 1998, the harbour tug "Purau" and the Diamond Harbour ferry Ngatiki, with eight passengers on board, were in collision in the Port of Lyttelton. The ferry was severely damaged and all except one passenger received minor injuries.
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Aviation
AO-2002-001
On Saturday, 19 January 2002, at 0931, ZK-SEV, a Cessna 207, took off from Te Anau Aerodrome for Milford Sound Aerodrome. At about 1000 the aircraft collided with the side of a mountainous valley, approximately 4400 feet above sea level and 500 metres southeast of Gertrude Saddle, some 11 kilometres from Milford Sound. The pilot and 5 passengers on board died in the collision. The aircraft probably had not reached a suitable altitude to safely cross over Gertrude Saddle, and the pilot probably left his decision too late to turn back in the valley in order to gain more height.
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Maritime
MO-2011-204
The Liberian-registered container ship Rena had left the New Zealand port of Napier at 1020 on 4 October 2011 and was bound for the New Zealand port of Tauranga. The master had given an estimated time of arrival at the Tauranga pilot station of 0300 the next day. The master calculated the estimated time of arrival by dividing the distance to go by the Rena's normal service speed. The calculation did not account for the unfavourable currents that normally prevailed down that stretch of coastline.
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Maritime
MO-2008-209
The Mugwop was a 5.8 metre outboard-driven rigid inflatable boat (RIB), a tender for the dredge Machiavelli, which was working on the Christchurch ocean outfall project in Pegasus Bay off Christchurch. The Mugwop was being used to transfer crew twice daily between Christchurch and the various vessels involved in the project.
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Maritime
MO-2002-204
On Sunday 14 July 2002, at about 1830, the coastal cargo ship "Kent" parted a mooring line while attempting to berth in storm force winds at Glasgow Wharf in Wellington Harbour. Subsequently, as the ship was proceeding back out into the harbour, it struck a pontoon and was holed below the waterline in way of the engine room. The engine room progressively flooded and the ship lost all power. The "Kent" anchored near Point Jerningham before being towed to the Overseas Passenger Terminal, where repairs were affected and the engine room pumped out. Safety issues identified included:
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Rail
RO-2014-104
On 17 June 2014 a track maintenance work area had been established between National Park and Raurimu on the North Island Main Trunk line. Part of the work involved the use of an excavator designed to operate on the rails.
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Maritime
MO-2003-209
On Friday 4 July, at 0632 the container ship "Bunga Teratai 4" and the fishing vessel "Mako" collided in Tasman Bay to the west of D'Urville Island. Neither vessel was damaged to the extent that its seaworthiness was compromised. Had the point of contact been at the bow of the ship instead of the stern, the fishing vessel would probably have been capsized and sunk with the likelihood of serious injury or death of its 4 crew. Safety issues identified included: · adequacy of the lookout by the crew of the fishing vessel
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Rail
RO-2025-106
TAIC is investigating a worksite incident where a Transdev passenger train nearly collided with track workers, near Plimmerton on the North Island Main Trunk Line. The reported circumstances were that track workers were attempting to dislodge a piece of work equipment that had become stuck on the track. They managed to clear the track just before the train arrived but were unable to remove the equipment. Upon seeing the workers, the train driver applied emergency braking and successfully stopped the train before it collided with the equipment.
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Rail
RO-2016-101
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. Another train with 79 passengers on board passed in front; there was no collision, nobody injured. TAIC calls on KiwiRail and Greater Wellington Regional Council to find short term and long term solutions to reduce risks for trains running through the limited available space at Wellington Station.
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