A Nelson man has died after being struck by a wire on a commercial fishing vessel on the Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand authorities are investigating after Leighton Muir, 27, died on board the Talley's operated fishing vessel Captain MJ Souza near Kiribati on Sunday.
A Maritime New Zealand spokeswoman said a crew member had been "struck by a wire under tension".
Both Maritime New Zealand and the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) were investigating the circumstances of the incident.
"We've sent a maritime officer over and they are looking into it alongside a TAIC investigator," the spokeswoman said.