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      Home > News > National > Upper South Island

    A fatal boat capsize off Kaikoura was 'almost certainly' after striking a whale - but a report's found other contributing factors

    A fatal boat capsize off Kaikoura was 'almost certainly' after striking a whale - but a report's found other contributing factors


    The charter boat flipped in Goose Bay almost three years ago - carrying a skipper and 10 Nature Photography Society members.

    Five people died trapped under the vessel and exposed to petrol fumes.

    The Transport Accident Investigation Commission's found emergency response delays and a fuel system defect contributed.

    Chief investigator Naveen Kozhuppakalam says all the victims wore inflated life jackets.

    He says Maritime NZ should educate people on when it's best to remove them, while in the water.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Upper South Island News
     19 Oct: State Highway 73 at Rocky Point, in the South Island's West Coast is reopen after a slip
     19 Oct: A new service connecting Marlborough and Christchurch takes off today
     18 Oct: Wet and wild weather's set to lash the South Island's West Coast today
     17 Oct: The trial for a man accused of killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson on New Years Day, is being moved to Christchurch
     15 Oct: Kiwis league coach Stacey Jones has applauded forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona's resilience after being named in the 17 to take on Samoa in Sunday's Pacific Championships match at Mt Smart
     15 Oct: State Highway 1 south of Ward in Marlborough has re-opened, after a person died in a crash just before 3 yesterday afternoon
     14 Oct: Three people have been injured - one critically - in a three-vehicle crash about 3pm on State Highway 1, south of Picton, closing the road near Ward in both directions
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