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Maritime New Zealand - Latest News [Page 24]
Milestone in NZ's drive for ship-based crane safety
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 2:38 pm | Maritime New Zealand
After more than eight years work, member states have agreed there is a need for an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention covering onboard lifting appliances – cranes, loose gear and winches. More >>
Maritime Union notes guilty plea following port death
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 3:23 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Maritime Union of New Zealand has noted the guilty plea of the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) to charges laid by Worksafe following the death of port worker Brad Fletcher in August 2014. More >>
Dive operator sentenced after propeller death
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 5:25 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Whangarei diving company The Dive Spot Limited has been fined $50,000 and co-director and skipper Mark Andrew Barnes fined $25,000 after the death of diver Bruce Porter on 7 February 2014. More >>
Double success in Pacific island searches
Monday, 8 June 2015, 3:49 pm | Maritime New Zealand
A man and his six-year-old nephew, missing overnight in a 5m aluminium boat, have been found 70km north west of Manihiki Atoll in the northern Cook Islands by the crew of an RNZAF P3 Orion re-routed after originally being dispatched to search for ... More >>
Dumped beacons cost time, money - and put lives at risk
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 11:09 am | Maritime New Zealand
Irresponsibly dumped distress beacons are wasting tens of thousands of dollars and risking lives, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) says. More >>
Beacon no Boo Boo for trapped trampers
Friday, 22 May 2015, 2:55 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Two beacon activations saved the day yesterday for trampers in tricky situations on the South Island’s West Coast, as the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) facilitated effective rescues. More >>
Talleys sentence sends strong message after death
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 4:53 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Talleys Group Ltd has been fined $48,000 and ordered to pay $35,000 in reparation to the family of a crewman killed after falling nearly 7m on the vessel Capt MJ Souza in Nelson in May 2012. More >>
Boating toll fails to match low road toll
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 2:44 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Easter weekend has marked a tragic end to the summer boating season with four people missing following recreational boating accidents. Two men on a fishing trip in a 5.7m runabout are thought to have capsized on the Port Waikato bar on Monday, and ... More >>
Sentencing of Master with excess breath alcohol
Monday, 23 March 2015, 8:03 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The prosecution of a ship’s Master with five times the legal breath alcohol limit has been welcomed by Maritime New Zealand. More >>
Ports of Auckland Ltd fined after injury to stevedore
Friday, 20 March 2015, 12:49 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has been fined $55,000 and ordered to pay $25,000 in reparation to a stevedore who suffered serious injuries unloading a container ship at the port in January 2014. More >>
Missing helicopter found crashed near Queenstown
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 5:32 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The wreckage of a helicopter reported overdue in the Queenstown area has been found in Lochy River basin. More >>
Maritime Union members ratify employment agreement
Wednesday, 18 February 2015, 8:47 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime Union members at the Ports of Auckland Limited have ratified a proposed agreement with their employer. More >>
Ice-bound fishing vessel reaches open water in Antarctica
Monday, 16 February 2015, 5:07 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Australian-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain has now reached open water in Antarctica and rendezvoused with New Zealand fishing boat Janas , around 40 nautical miles (75km) clear of the ice. More >>
Ice-bound fishing vessel close to open water in Antarctica
Monday, 16 February 2015, 1:11 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Australian-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain , freed from ice in Antarctica, is now close to open sea, but continues to be escorted by the United States Coast Guard icebreaker CG Polar Star as it travels under its own power through light ice. More >>
Ice-bound fishing vessel now being towed to open water
Sunday, 15 February 2015, 10:41 am | Maritime New Zealand
The United States Coast Guard icebreaker CG Polar Star is now towing the Australian-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain to open water in Antarctica. More >>
Help on scene for ice-bound fishing boat in Antarctica
Saturday, 14 February 2015, 10:20 am | Maritime New Zealand
The United States Coast Guard icebreaker CG Polar Star is now on scene of the area where the Australian-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain is trapped by ice in Antarctica. More >>
Help making its way to ice-bound fishing boat in Antarctica
Friday, 13 February 2015, 4:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The United States Coast Guard icebreaker CG Polar Star heading to assist an Australian-flagged fishing vessel trapped by ice in Antarctica is expected to reach the vessel early tomorrow morning, if conditions permit. More >>
Help on the way for ice-bound fishing boat in Antarctica
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 3:19 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is organising help for an Australian-flagged fishing boat trapped by ice in Antarctica. More >>
Maritime NZ to allow temporary pause in Rena salvage
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 10:37 am | Maritime New Zealand
Following a request from the owners of the Rena to pause salvage work required by the Maritime Transport Act, the Director of Maritime NZ has decided to allow a temporary pause pending resolution of the resource consent application. More >>
Whangarei Sea Cadets to assist with boat ramp surveys
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 12:20 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ is linking up with Whangarei Sea Cadets to carry out boat ramp surveys of recreational boaties around northland in February and March. It is the first time sea cadets have been involved in Maritime NZ’s regular boat ramp surveys and Maritime ... More >>
