Tug "Purau", grounding, Lyttleton Harbour, 1 March 2002
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
02-203
On Friday 1 March 2002 at about 1130, while assisting a tanker to depart from the Lyttelton oil wharf, the master of the harbour tug "Purau" lost control and the tug’s stern grounded, causing damage to the starboard propeller and drive shaft.
The safety issues identified included:
• poor ergonomics of the propulsion controls on the 2 port company tugs
• incomplete training of staff
• imbalance of the calibration of the propulsion units
• unauthorised persons on board the tug
Safety recommendations were made to Lyttelton Port Company to address the safety issues.
The safety issues identified included:
• poor ergonomics of the propulsion controls on the 2 port company tugs
• incomplete training of staff
• imbalance of the calibration of the propulsion units
• unauthorised persons on board the tug
Safety recommendations were made to Lyttelton Port Company to address the safety issues.
Location
Lyttelton (-43.607663,172.713889) [may be approximate]