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Maritime
MO-2010-206
At about 0530 on Saturday 18 September 2010, the coastal container ship Spirit of Resolution departed its berth at the port of Onehunga in Manukau Harbour and took about 1.7 hours to reach the Manukau Bar at the harbour entrance. The sea conditions were forecast to exceed the four-metre maximum permissible observed wave height over the Bar and remain so for at least another two days. The master decided to proceed to the harbour entrance, knowing that he had the option of anchoring inside the entrance and awaiting more favourable conditions.
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Rail
RO-2025-107
The Commission is investigating an incident involving the TranzAlpine service on 5 August 2025. The reported circumstances were that the train was travelling towards Christchurch. The train had passed through Otira tunnel when the locomotive engineer reported diesel leaking onto the running board of the lead locomotive.
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Aviation
AO-2000-010
[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-1999-115
At about 1345 hours on Saturday, 26 June 1999, a vintage steam train operated by the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway was on a scheduled passenger trip from Opua to Kawakawa when the track spread and the locomotive and the following two carriages derailed at low speed. No injuries to the crew or passengers resulted. Safety issues identified included the standard of track maintenance and the adequacy of the track inspection. Two safety recommendations were made to the operator, and two to the Director of the Land Transport Safety Authority to address the safety issues.
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Maritime
MO-1996-210
On Tuesday, 1 October 1996, at approximately 1930 hours, the longline fishing vessel "Amigo", while anchored off the Waitaha River mouth, approximately 17 miles south-west of Hokitika, was overcome by seas and foundered. Searchers located wreckage from the "Amigo" on the beach the following morning. The body of one deck-hand was recovered some days later. The Master and another deck-hand were presumed drowned. The cause of the accident could not be identified conclusively.
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Maritime
MO-2003-206
On Wednesday 16 April 2003, at about 1820, the motor tanker "Capella Voyager" grounded while entering Whangarei Harbour to berth at Marsden Point Oil terminal. The hull in the area of the forepeak tank was set up, creased and ruptured, water flooded into the forepeak tank. The "Capella Voyager" subsequently berthed safely at the oil terminal where the cargo was discharged. Temporary repairs were effected and the forepeak pumped out at Marsden Point before the ship sailed for Singapore to complete permanent repairs. There was no discharge of oil into the environment.
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Rail
RO-2004-109
On Sunday 28 March 2004, at about 1541 shortly after entering the Otira Tunnel Train 804, the Greymouth to Christchurch Tranz Alpine passenger express, with 268 passengers and 6 crew on board, stalled and slid backwards. The locomotive engineer eventually brought the train under control but when he attempted to move forward again the locomotives could not develop traction and the train stopped.
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Rail
RO-1996-114
[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-2024-205
The reported circumstances were that the Niue flagged self-propelled barge with 11 crew on board, had been anchored outside Westport Harbour. In poor weather, it dragged anchors and grounded on nearby Carters Beach at about 1145pm on 31 Aug 2024. A protection order preserves and protects evidence - including all electronic data from the vessel and onboard equipment such as propulsion, power supply and anchor systems. Nobody may access the items listed unless permitted by the Commission. The master and others can still act for the safety of the vessel, environment or people on board.
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Aviation
AO-1997-006
On Tuesday 1 April 1997 at 0828 hours, Cameron O-160 balloon ZK-FBS, on a passenger scenic flight, was making a go-around from a missed landing approach in foggy conditions when it contacted a power line. No injury or damage to the balloon resulted. A wind shift led to the missed landing approach. The go-around manoeuvre was insufficient or too late to avoid the power line. A safety issue addressed was the recent non-availability of Whenuapai and Ohakea weather information for pre-flight briefings.
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Rail
RO-2011-103
At about 1013 on Thursday 25 August 2011, electric multiple unit metro passenger Train 6225 (the passenger train) was travelling southbound from Waikanae to Wellington when it nearly struck 2 track workers who were repairing the track in a protected work area between Paekakariki and North Junction.
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Aviation
AO-2006-008
On Thursday 21 December 2006, Piper PA23-250-E, registration Aztec ZK-PIW, was part-way through a training flight when after an intermediate landing the pilots observed an indication warning of a possible fault with the nose landing gear. The fault was rectified and the aircraft diverted to Ardmore at the request of an engineer. During the flight to Ardmore, a second landing gear indication fault occurred, this time with the right landing gear.
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