SeapixOnlineDisplaying 1 of 1 LAKE TRIVIEW (2009/20236grt/32282dwt/IMO 9400887) - An investigation has been launched by Maritime New Zealand after the bulk carrier Lake Triview was holed when she dragged her anchor and hit rocks late Saturday (24 May 2014) near New Plymouth, NZ. The ship has been detained until repairs can be made. This could take up to three months.
Due to discharge a cargo of soya meal at Port Taranaki, a violent storm saw the port closed to shipping during that weekend and ships in port sent to sea.
Lake Triview anchored within pilot limits but according to local sources dragged her anchor, eventually hitting the rocks.
The same sources said that the ship berthed as normal on Tuesday and has undergone diver inspection. The hull has sustained twelve holes but the damage is limited to the bulbous bow, the bottom of the double hull and the seawater ballast tanks. No fuel tanks have been damaged and there have been no issues with any leaking fuel or oil. However, one hole, it is understood is to measure 2m x 1m and large enough for a diver to swim through.
Sources close to the investigation say that when recovering his anchor, the anchor was "coming home" (coming toward the ship rather than the ship moving toward the point of anchorage), preventing him from swinging the hull and enabling reversing out to sea. The ship then hit the rocks.
The decision was then made to drive the ship's bow onto the rocks so as to enable swinging the stern and reversing off.
After re-anchoring, crew made an damage inspection before the ship entered port on the Tuesday.
The master has been charged under the NZ Maritime Transport Act for not reporting damage to his vessel promptly and will appear in the New Plymouth District Court this Wednesday.
The ships agent, Phoenix Shipping Agencies declined to comment on either the charges or any damage to the vessel.
LAKE TRIVIEW is managed by Fairmont Shipping of Vancoucer, Canada and owned in 2009 by Grindrod Shipping of Durban, South Africa.
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