Investigations

Jet boat "K-Jet 3", rolled on a shingle bar, Lower Shotover River Queenstown, 26 December 1997

Bulk tanker "Conus", fire, Nelson, 9 December 1997

Tug "Sea-Tow 22" and barge "Sea-Tow 17"tow line parting and subsequent grounding of tug and barge, Greymouth Bar Harbour entrance, 4 December 1997

Ro-ro general cargo vessel "Union Rotoma", engine room fire, off the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, Australia, 3 December 1997

Dinghy "Solo", swamping, Nelson Harbour, 1 December 1997

Tug "York Syme", grounding, Maria Island, Hauraki Gulf, 13 November 1997

Coastguard rigid inflatable rescue craft "UDC Rescue", loss of buoyancy pontoons, Wellington Harbour entrance, 11 October 1997

Restricted-limited charter vessel "Amigo 1", grounding, Grey Group Islands off Great Barrier Island, 12 July 1997

(incorporating 97-202) Restricted Limit passenger ferry "Te Waka o Kapanga", groundings, Waiheke Island 1 February 1997 and Coromandel Harbour, Hauraki Gulf 29 June 1997

(incorporating 97-203) Restricted Limit passenger ferry "Te Waka o Kapanga", groundings, Waiheke Island 1 February 1997 and Coromandel Harbour, Hauraki Gulf 29 June 1997