Cargo vessel "MV Washington" and "MV Han Tao He", collision, Port of Tauranga, 14 September 1995
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
95-208
On Thursday, 14 September 1995 at about 2252 hours a collision occurred between two motor vessels off the Port of Tauranga. A harbour pilot and one trainee pilot had just disembarked the outbound "MV Washington" and were proceeding out to board the inbound "MV Han Tao He" when the two vessels collided. Damage to the "Han Tao He" was substantial. Causal factors included non-compliance with the International Collision Regulations and the standard of bridge resource management.
Location
Port of Tauranga (-37.581045,176.197357) [may be approximate]