10 of the worst maritime catastrophes
Today we take a look at 10 of the most disastrous maritime catastrophes in history.
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An 'uncomfortable' hero
To three rescued yachties he's an absolute hero. But Navy Lieutenant Simon Wasley feels 'fairly uncomfortable' about the label, despite his dive into treacherous seas.
Men not wearing working lifejackets
Two Kaikoura men who drowned while collecting crayfish pots last December were not wearing working lifejackets, a coroner has determined.
Death on fishing vessel in NZ waters
An Indonesian man has been killed on a fishing vessel in New Zealand territorial waters.
Missing travellers identified
Three German nationals believed to be aboard the yacht Munetra, missing near Bluff, have been identified by Invercargill police.
Missing yacht: Family may be unaware
The family of one of the three people missing on a yacht for nearly a fortnight may still be in the dark over their disappearance.
No sign of missing yacht
The search for missing yacht Munetra has come up empty, and the prospects of finding the yacht and the three on board are "grim''.
Grave fears for missing trio
The German skipper of a yacht missing with two female crew on board ignored maritime safety instructions.
Community mourns watersider's death
The death of a watersider who died aboard a ship at the Port of Lyttelton yesterday will hit the close knit workforce and community hard, Maritime Union of New Zealand says.
Fisher dies, 'but at least they got him back'
A distraught fishing-boat crew returned to port yesterday after a colleague was lost overboard.
Fatal fishing trip on 'the most beautiful day'
The wife of a man who died while checking his crayfish pots on Tuesday says her husband loved nothing more than his garden and fishing.
Second fisherman's body found in Kaikoura
The body of a second fisherman who had been missing since a boat capsized off the Kaikoura coastline yesterday morning has been recovered.
Sea safety ban keeps sailor in port
An American overstayer has been banned from sailing from the Bay of Islands for the Pacific Islands because his yacht is unsafe.
Maritime NZ to develop lifejacket safety system
Maritime New Zealand says it is working with the fishing industry to develop new safety systems that may make wearing lifejackets compulsory when crossing bars such as the dangerous Grey River.
Frostbitten workers cost company $22k
A fish processing company has been ordered to pay $22,000 after two of its employees suffered frostbite while unloading fish from a vessel last year.
Greens attack oil-spill levy
A proposed levy increase on the maritime industry to pay for cleaning up possible oil spills has been labelled "madness" by an MP.
Are we ready for another Rena?
We can take some serious lessons from this and we are lucky to have the opportunity to refine our ability to respond and mitigate damage in any future events, writes Sam Judd.
Editorial: Rena lesson - yes, we'll cope
When the Rena hit the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga, we were in the middle of the Rugby World Cup. The scale of the disaster took a while to sink in. Did we panic?