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10am Today....

Section 65 of the Maritime Transport Act https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0104/latest/DLM335758.html casuing unnecessary danger or risk to any other person. It is the section of the Act that is used in relation to recreational craft, and, although not often, it does get used .

He's finished, first place, not bad for a 76 year old !! has been doing 200nm days the last while

On Sunday night there was a doco about the Sydney Harbour 2008 tragedy. A bunch of pissed up kids collided with a fishing boat and 2 in the morning, but your point came into my mind watching this, as the kids (and a little older) got the book thrown at them, the fishos walked away.

Looks like the anchor sticking out on the bow did most of the damage like a battering ram. I'm not so sure the boston whaler was especially well built, it just hit head on. Triangles of any material are very strong, the triangular bow of the launch hit the flat side of the ferry and easily swept off the wheelhouse which was non-original, non-structural, lightweight and just tacked on top of the ferry. If it had been the other way around then I'm sure the triangular bow of the ferry would have destroyed the flat side of launch quite effectively. The lack of damage below the waterline