Interislander ferry Aratere has broken down near the entrance to the Tory Channel.
The 3:45pm sailing from Wellington to Picton lost power and was reportedly adrift for a time.
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Passenger Brent Gunn said the engine has been restarted and the ship started moving again around 6:30pm.
“We lost electrical power for a few minutes when the engine died. There was no announcement to put on life jackets and the crew seemed to be on top of everything pretty quickly.”
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The ferry’s crewtook the northern route through Queen Charlotte Sound, which in good conditions adds an hour to the journey.
Wellington harbourmaster Grant Nalder said he was aware of the ship’s engines failing but that he had yet to hear more information.
More to come.
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