Give the gift of life this Xmas - a lifejacket

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Two weeks. Four deaths. A long, hot summer on the way. The numbers highlight a dismal trend.

Sentence handed down for watchkeeping failings

Thursday, 03 November 2022

A failure to keep watch nearly had disastrous results on the ocean off the Bay of Plenty coast. Mike Te Pou was the Skipper of the near 20 metre fishing vessel, FV Commission on July 2021, when it collided with a 266m container ship, the Kota Lembah.

Tragedy follows day of fun on the water

Friday, 21 October 2022

A day of fun that turned into tragedy has highlighted a range of safety failings involving a skipper when he took friends out on Auckland Harbour in 2020.