Aratere ferry had steering overhaul three weeks before grounding in Picton
Aratere ferry had steering overhaul three weeks before grounding in Picton
The Interislander ferry only recently underwent wet dock maintenance, which included the replacement of its steering system.
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.
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
Nah, they put in a new steering system 3 weeks ago. Probably some screwed up during installation that caused the steering to lock.
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.