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Aratere ferry had steering overhaul three weeks before grounding in Picton (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 5 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/newzealand

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There is an article linked within that one that goes into more detail, but the cause of the grounding has been confirmed as a steering failure.

She's a long way up the shore, so it will take a lot of force to get her off the beach, I think.

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[–] AWOL_muppet 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Sooo... Does that indicate it's not a steering issue?

I'm wondering about drunk captains, but really that'd be more of a cruise ship thing, in all fairness

[–] Dave 2 points 5 months ago

Nah, they put in a new steering system 3 weeks ago. Probably some screwed up during installation that caused the steering to lock.

[–] Ilovethebomb 1 points 5 months ago

Looking at the track, they basically did a gradual turn to the right until they ran aground. I imagine someone would have overridden the captain if that happened, they likely lost control over the steering.