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New Plymouth District Court News

12 Jun 2014

Ship's Master Fined After Failure to Report Grounding

The master of the 177m Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Lake Triview has been fined $2000 (plus $130 court costs) after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to notify Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) that the vessel had grounded off New Plymouth after dragging its anchor on Saturday, 24 May, 2014. MNZ laid the charge under s31 of the Maritime Transport Act which requires incidents to be reported to MNZ as soon as practicable. MNZ was not notified of the grounding until 28 May. Rolando Valmeo Legaspi, 63, of the Philippines was sentenced in New Plymouth District Court today. MNZ Director Keith Manch said the sentence should send a strong message to those responsible for vessels operating around New Zealand.

11 Jun 2014

Master Failed to Notify Ship Grounded: Fined in NZ Court

Maritime New Zealand inform that the master of the 177m Singapore-flagged cargo vessel 'Lake Triview' has been fined $2000 (plus $130 court costs) after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to notify Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) that the vessel had grounded off New Plymouth after dragging its anchor. Rolando Valmeo Legaspi, 63, of the Philippines was sentenced in New Plymouth District Court, and MNZ Director Keith Manch said the sentence should send a strong message to those responsible for vessels operating around New Zealand. "This incident posed a potential threat to the 21 crew, and could have had a serious impact on the environment, and yet no effort was made for some days to notify MNZ.