Investigations

Passenger and freight ferry "Aratere", power failure, Wellington Harbour, 24 February 1999

Bulk woodchip vessel "Prince of Tokyo", grounding, Port Otago harbour entrance, 12 February 1999

Cargo vessel, "Gao Cheng", near grounding and collision between 2 tugs and a beacon, Nelson,, 28 December 1998

Fishing vessel "Meridian 1", grounding, Bluff Harbour Entrance, 15 December 1998

High speed passenger ferry "Te Hukatai", touched bottom on the side of the approach channel, Mana, 9 December 1998

Coastguard rigid inflatable rescue craft "Rescue 1", failure of buoyancy pontoons, Motiti Island, Bay of Plenty, 8 December 1998

Boeing 767 ZK-NBB and Piper PA 23-250 Aztec ZK-DIR, air proximity incident, near Auckland Airport, 4 December 1998

Yard shunt, shunter fell under wagon, Wellington, 23 November 1998

Train 700, dragging brake gear, Hapuku (near Kaikoura), 17 November 1998

(incorporating 98-213) Jet boat "Terminator", rollover on to shingle bar, Dart River, Glenorchy, 2 October 1998 and, jet boat "Helijet 7", collision with rock face, Kawarau River, Queenstown, 12 November 1998