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Maritime
MO-1996-214
On Sunday, 29 December 1996, at approximately 2233 hours, a collision occurred at the entrance to Wellington Harbour between the container vessel "Sydney Express", which was outbound, and the fishing trawler "Maria Luisa", which was inbound. The "Maria Luisa" capsized in the collision and five of the six crew members lost their lives. Safety deficiencies identified included poor bridge resource management on the "Sydney Express" and contravention of the collision regulations by the "Sydney Express", "Maria Luisa" and a third vessel, the yacht "Soundsgood".
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Aviation
AO-1996-021
At 1105 hours on Tuesday 17 December 1996, Air New Zealand flight NZ 31 from Auckland to Brisbane, requested a clearance to climb from flight level 350 to non-standard flight level 370, because of turbulence at flight level 350. The level change was authorised by air traffic control, and as the aircraft left flight level 350, the crew noticed the "contrails" of another aircraft above and levelled off. A traffic alert and collision avoidance system traffic advisory message was received at the same time, indicating that the vertical separation of the aircraft on passing was 1800 feet.
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Maritime
MO-1996-213
On Sunday 15 December 1996, at about 0955, the fast passenger launch "Mack Attack" collided with a dinghy under way in the western approaches to Paihia Wharf. One of the dinghy's four occupants was drowned. Causal factors included failure by the skipper of "Mack Attack" to keep an adequate lookout and the vessel's excessive speed in the proximity of other craft and structures. Recommendations include the need for more speed regulation notices, lifejacket awareness notices, and for operational standing orders.
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Aviation
AO-1996-020
[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-1996-122
[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-1996-212
On Tuesday, 26 November 1996, at about 1326 hours, the restricted-limit fishing charter boat "Lambo" shipped waves through an open foredeck hatch, flooded and capsized in rough seas. The skipper and four passengers on board were rescued from the capsized boat without injury. A safety issue identified was the failure to heed an accurate weather forecast before embarking on the trip.
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Aviation
AO-1996-019
[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-1996-121
[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-1996-120
[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-1996-119
[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-1996-118
[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-1996-211
On Monday, 11 November 1996, at about 0820 hours, the charter launch "Toroa" collided with a rock off Castle Head near the entrance to Port Hardy, D'Urville Island. Five of the nine passengers on board received slight to moderate injuries in the collision. Visibility was good and the sea conditions calm. The collision was caused by the inadvertent moving of the second steering wheel fitted to the boat, at a time when the progress of the "Toroa" was not being monitored adequately. A safety issue was the accessibility of the second steering wheel to unauthorised persons.
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