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Auckland ferry company, Fullers Group, has been fined NZ$40,000 and ordered to pay reparations of NZ$90,000 after passengers were injured when the Auckland ferry Kea collided with Victoria wharf at Devonport on February 17, 2015.
The company pleaded guilty to a charge laid by Maritime NZ under the Health and Safety in Employment Act that it failed to take all practical steps to ensure no action or inaction by an employee harmed any other person. Sentencing took place in Auckland District Court on May 29.
Maritime NZ Regional Compliance Manager, Northern, Neil Rowarth said while the company had identified problems with the vessel's digital control system, it had failed to adequately manage the risk to ensure the safety of passengers and...