ex Elly 197 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Tourist jet boat sinks near Auckland wharf "A jet boat has sunk near the Hobson St West Marina wharf this afternoon." ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11835522 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,232 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Not much of a story - sank at the wharf, no-one on board. Guess it has a leak! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Or seal popped. Could be a good story in damages litigation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 That's a good start. How many more to get rid of? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 that boat goes where others dare not http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11565891 for good reason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 398 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Winters coming.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hahahaha. Karma!! I had a run in with one of their tosser operators on the way back to Westhaven a few weeks ago in the Masrhall. Basically he was mucking around at around 2-3 knots over Bayswater way among the moorings. No idea what he was up to then he decided to head straight at me from my starboard side and basically tracked me doing 2-3 knots while I was doing 7 knots. By the time it was clear he was set on continuing his course I would have had to do a 360 to avoid him so, as we both had eye contact, I just gave a wave and continued. I then got a mouthful of "Did I realise I had to give way?" FFS. He was one guy in the boat and had to alter course about 10 degrees. He got the appropriate answer. Whilst being technically correct, he was a real tosser about it all, and then I noted he was heading in to where the ferries berth, so had to alter course anyway!! Shame they don't know about depths as well as they know their Col Regs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 agreed they are a full of themselves menace their continual course changes make them a constant worry for any water user Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I don't think Auckland Harbour area is any place to operate that Jetboat. It's a menace and constantly breaking the nav rules and too close to shore for speed etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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