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Dire Strait: What Cook Strait ferries investigation has discovered

From a vessel in distress to urgent action - the scramble to make voyages safer.

‘I am going to be homeless’: Pilot Bay boat owner speaks out after sinking

“Everything inside was just floating, all of my clothes.”

Three yachties en route to Tonga rescued off Poor Knights Islands

The yacht is now adrift after the three men on board were rescued this morning.

Whangarei rescue crew en route to medical incident on yacht off North Cape

The person will be flown to Whangarei Hospital once removed from the yacht.

Watch: Skipper fined after boat launches midair, capsizes

Skipper Maurice Johnson was fined $900 and made a donation to the Coastguard.

'Miracle he survived': Wife speaks after diver dragged into ferry propeller

The diver recalls being yanked underwater by his umbilical cable before blacking out.

Multiple investigations under way into beleagured Shiling cargo ship

Singaporean authorities are sending an investigator to Wellington.

Ships' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at Beehive

Two ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.

Troubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday call

It’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.

'A little bit of love' needed for Cook Strait ferry staff

Multiple breakdowns and cancellations have also been hard on staff.

Staff member seriously injured by truck on Bluebridge ferry at Wellington wharf

Multiple emergency services have raced to the unfolding incident.

Ship to shore: Marine companies fined for failing to report ship welder's burns

Companies can pay dearly for failing to tell Maritime NZ of worker burned while welding.

Leak in Interislander ferry’s cooling system caused engines to shut down

A mayday was declared with 864 people on board.

Union wants ferry incident investigation to be a priority

The ferry lost power with 800 people on board amid rough conditions.

Dad's horror as son trapped under capsized boat

The man said his son was doing better than he was himself after the frightening incident.

Child pulled from air pocket under capsized boat in dramatic rescue

The child was wearing a lifejacket, police said.

'All the hallmarks of a drowning in the making': School sentenced for nightmare trip

Two students became trapped in a cave after rough swells knocked them from their kayak.

Skipper sentenced after collision with 266-metre container ship

Skipper sentenced after collision with 266 metre container ship off Bay of Plenty Coast.