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Troubled waters: The story of the maligned Fullers ferry Kea

Sam Hurley
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NZ Herald Print Editor·NZ Herald·
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Troubled waters: The story of the maligned Fullers ferry Kea
The Fullers Kea, pictured after crashing at Devonport in 2015, has been involved in several incidents during the past two decades which have injured passengers and crew. Photo / NZ Herald
Court documents released to the Herald reveal the lead-up to the latest crash for the maligned Fullers ferry Kea. Sam Hurley looks at its history of incidents, some of which have seriously injured passengers and crew.

New Zealand's largest public ferry operator is being prosecuted again after one of its ferries crashed into a wharf, seriously injuring a woman.

But the remarkable aspect of the latest court proceeding for the Fullers Group is it once again involves the same seemingly troublesome ferry - the Kea.

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