Black Panther 1,497 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Anyone know what happened? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,497 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Paihia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rangi1 49 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Ferry not at fault - hit broadsides by a fast travelling motor boat. One account has it having two 300HP outboards (while also saying it was a jet boat!). Ferry skipper seriously injured Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 353 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Not good ferry skipper in critical condition hit by a Boston Whaler ferry sank later at the wharf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rangi1 49 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I’ve been on that ferry many times… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,497 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 That photo looks terrible. I loved riding that ferry. Has the offender been identified? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 144 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 6 minutes ago, Black Panther said: That photo looks terrible. I loved riding that ferry. Has the offender been identified? Yes, there are photos of him on Social Media with a munted bow railing and blue paint scratches, but standing by the scene. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 61 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 29 minutes ago, Black Panther said: That photo looks terrible. I loved riding that ferry. Has the offender been identified? Can't imagine there's any hiding from this one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,497 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Herald report says the powerboat was escorted back to opua by police. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 161 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 That ferry is the Tauranga-Mount ferry that I used to board with my bicycle in the school hols back in the 70s. It is run by an old guy who does it all himself - no crew. Skipper flown to Middlemore hospital. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 161 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-hell-of-a-bang-passenger-ferry-sinks-in-bay-of-islands-after-collision-with-launch-skipper-critically-hurt/M4I476RGU5EZHDJ36XRHZE24VQ/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morspeed 1 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Skipper has just died in Middlemore, old timer , been doing it a very long time...very sad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funlovincriminal 133 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Condolences to his Family. Been on that boat many a time, and only this Bay Week stood and watched him dock, tie up, unload, load and leave with no assistance. Marvel to watch such well ingrained skill. Let the slow wheels of justice begin to turn I suppose. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,497 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Oh boy, that really sucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 270 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Oh my god..he has passed away... Is it too early to ask how the hell can some f__king idiot in a power boat could not see the Ferry. Edit: are we 100% sure he has passed? I just listened to a news report on Radio NZ and they are saying he is "critically injured" but they did not say he had passed? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morspeed 1 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Zozza said: Oh my god..he has passed away... Is it too early to ask how the hell can some f__king idiot in a power boat could not see the Ferry. Edit: are we 100% sure he has passed? I just listened to a news report on Radio NZ and they are saying he is "critically injured" but they did not say he had passed? I do apologise as I may have been given bad info, my connection to the situation is strong but it appears an error has been made...maybe. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 345 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Unfortunately a lot of the early reports from shocked people not entirely accurate , it was a 30 odd foot Boston Whaler with outboards not a jet boat, the ferry was left to sink where anchored after four hours no one knows why the coast guard who were there did not tow her a short distance to the shallows. The parasail guys sped the skipper in to ambulance at Paihia -he had two doctors on board. The white (happy) ferry picked up the passengers from the Blue Ferry, it sounds like no one was at the helm of the speed boat, very sad for the ferry skipper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 618 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Wonder what charges will be laid?? Failing to give way.nit keeping a proper lookout.excessive speed?? The Boston whaler this is.Acident causing injury or possible death?? Penalties?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,497 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Calls for boat operators to be licensed after collision injures ferry skipper https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/487919/calls-for-boat-operators-to-be-licensed-after-collision-injures-ferry-skipper Not that a lcense would have made any difference at all. But get ready . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 148 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I dont have an issue with licencing if it reduces the number of dickheads out there on the water, but regrettably regimes like this dont guarantee anything. I'm about to introduce my 6y.old boy to the sea, and to be frank it scares me that incidences of dangerous behavour seem to be increasing. I've never been one to throw sh*t at other vessels or confront other boaties at anchor, when they do dumb things but with precious ' cargo' on board, i can see it happening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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