Interislander

The Interislander ferry, the Kaitaki, lost power and dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head earlier this evening. KiwiRail said the 800 passengers and ...

The Interislander ferry, the Kaitaki, lost power and dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head earlier this evening. Wellington harbourmaster Grant Nalder confirmed the ship had dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head on Wellington's South Coast. A passenger on the Interislander ferry, which lost its engines off Wellington's south coast, says they're back to full power.

The Interislander ferry, the Kaitaki, lost power and dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head earlier this evening.

The cause of the temporary loss of power will be investigated. Wellington harbourmaster Grant Nalder confirmed the ship had dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head on Wellington's South Coast. The Interislander ferry, the Kaitaki, lost power and dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head earlier this evening.

The Interislander Kaitaki ferry has declared a mayday. Wellington regional harbourmaster Grant Nalder said the ferry was making its way towards Wellington.

- Publish Date - Sat, 28 Jan 2023, 6:00PM - Author

The Interislander Kaitaki ferry has declared a mayday. Wellington regional harbourmaster Grant Nalder said the ferry was making its way towards Wellington ...

The tug boats are pulling now and 2 motors are working." We have donned the life jackets for safety reasons, just as a precaution. "We are well. "We are standing still on anchors outside of Wellington harbour. "Anchors have been put down and are holding and we are currently waiting I believe on some tug boats and a pilot boat to come out and assist." I can not talk now."

Wellington.Scoop The Interislander ferry Kaitaki has regained power in two of its four engines, after losing power in Cook Strait and staff handing out ...

Ship is old. Kaitaki “using engine” & underway off Red Rocks: there is a major political & KiwiRail scandal in this. This shows how far Kaitaki has drifted towards the rocks since power was lost. Hope everyone is safe and whatever is happening is resolved soon. “Her anchors are down and they will become more effective as it gets closer to shore, so that should slow her down or even hold her in place.” “All efforts are being made to keep everyone on board safe.

A Stuff reporter onboard said the ferry lost power about 5pm and staff were handing out lifejackets. KiwiRail which operates Interislander has been approached ...

He understood they had dropped one anchor to help stay in place and hadn’t moved in the last half hour since dropping anchor which was “very positive”. “ The reporter said the captain announced they had full power just before 7pm on Saturday. * [Greater Wellington Regional Council harbourmaster Grant Nalder](https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/wellington-top-stories/130350053/my-wellington-ruling-the-waves) confirmed the ferry had lost power “just to the left of Sinclair head” about one nautical mile offshore and had declared mayday. The Interislander ferry is now on the move after full power was been restored after the ship’s engines stopped and it had to anchor in the Cook Strait, according to a Stuff reporter on the ferry.

The 2.15 sailing from Picton temporarily lost propulsion power near the end of its journey and dropped anchor off Wellington's south coast.

KiwiRail will investigate the cause of the temporary loss of power.

An investigation will be carried out after the ferry, with 880 people on board, lost power.

The Interislander ferry, the Kaitaki, lost power and dropped its anchor south-west of Sinclair Head earlier this evening. The cause of the temporary loss of power will be investigated. A passenger on the Interislander ferry, which lost its engines off Wellington's south coast, says they're back to full power.

An emergency was declared and passengers were handed life jackets aboard the Interislander ferry after it lost power in the Cook Strait amid big swells and ...

We did an outstanding job today, but also the other authorities who assisted and responding to this emergency,” Rushbrook said. * Lower Hutt mum Rosie Bignall was stuck on the ferry with her three children after a holiday in the Marlborough Sounds and said it was a relief to be on solid ground again. “We're going to take this very, very seriously and do a full investigation. Two tug boats were on standby and the sister ship Aratere, in case it was needed, “but the ship was able to restore power and get back to Wellington under its own steam”, Rushbrook said. An Interislander ferry has managed to crawl back to shore in Wellington after the ship’s engines stopped in the Cook Strait amid 3-metre swells and high winds.

Wellington regional harbourmaster Grant Nalder said the engines have been tested and the result was positive. He said the anchors were being pulled up, but he ...

The tug boats are pulling now and 2 motors are working." We have donned the life jackets for safety reasons, just as a precaution. "There had been a test alarm and practice drill for the crew. "We are standing still on anchors outside of Wellington harbour. "We are well. "

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the loss of power experienced by the Interislander ferry at about 5pm on 28 ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is a standing Commission of Inquiry. Their initial investigation work will be to interview the ship’s crew, incident responders, Wellington harbour authorities, and other witnesses. “The vessel dropped anchor and onboard engineers began repair work.