Passenger freight ferry "Santa Regina," near grounding, Tory Channel Eastern entrance, 9 June 2005
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
05-208
On Thursday 9 June 2005 at about 2011, the passenger freight ferry "Santa Regina" was entering Cook Strait from the Tory Channel when the ship departed from the designated passage plan, coming close to grounding on the rocks and islets at East Head. Avoidance action taken by the Mate/Master, who had the con of the ship, prevented the ship grounding and brought it back onto the designated course.
Safety issues identified included:
• bridge resource management
• training and use of modern retro-fitted bridge equipment.
Safety recommendations were made to the Managing Director, Strait Shipping to address these issues.
Safety issues identified included:
• bridge resource management
• training and use of modern retro-fitted bridge equipment.
Safety recommendations were made to the Managing Director, Strait Shipping to address these issues.
Location
Tory Channel (-41.212040,174.322434) [may be approximate]