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Evidence sought after boat crash in the Bay of Islands

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Publish Date
Fri, 14 Apr 2023, 5:45pm
Passengers on the stricken Blue Ferry wait to be rescued by the Happy Ferry. Photo / Elliot Bexon
Passengers on the stricken Blue Ferry wait to be rescued by the Happy Ferry. Photo / Elliot Bexon

Evidence sought after boat crash in the Bay of Islands

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 14 Apr 2023, 5:45pm

A major investigation is in progress after a Bay of Islands boat crash has left a skipper fighting for his life.

A recreational launch slammed into a passenger ferry that was travelling from Paihia to Russell about midday yesterday.

Passengers had to clamber on to a third vessel before the ferry sank.

Police, Maritime NZ, and the Transport Accident Investigation Commission are gathering evidence.

Chief Commissioner Jane Meares says that witnesses claim no one was at the helm of the launch.

She says they'll be seeking to interview passengers on the ferry and anyone else in the vicinity.

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