Incident response

Currently there are no major incidents we are responding to.

Tauranga sentencing highlights watchkeeping failures

Friday, 19 August 2022

Skippers are being reminded of their watchkeeping responsibilities after a vessel hit rocks at Mt Maunganui, damaging the boat and putting lives at risk.

Commercial operations Health and safety Incidents, investigations and prosecutions

Search and rescue: important upgrades of NZ satellite station begin

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Better response for distress beacons in 30m square km of SW Pacific.

Search and rescue

Skipper sentenced for watch keeping failings

Friday, 12 August 2022

A failure to keep watch has been identified as the reason a vessel ran aground at a sentencing at the Nelson District Court this week.

Commercial operations Incidents, investigations and prosecutions