Storm-hit cars written off
By PAM MORTON Eleven second-hand Japanese cars bound for the New Zealand market will have to be written off after they were damaged in transit The vehicles were part of a large consignment of cars on board the Ecuadorean ship Isla Pinta. The branch manager for the ship’s agents,
Seabridge New Zealand, Mr Kevin Inder, said the ship was damaged when the anchor became loose during a storm, smashing a hole in one of the holds below the waterline. Cars in the hold were damaged when they began floating around, banging into one another. The ship diverted to Noumea to have the hold repaired before travelling
on to New Zealand. Mr Inder said the accident had delayed the arrival of the Isla Pinta in Lyttelton 10 days. She arrived in the port on Monday to unload the remaining 371 cars. The cars damaged in the accident would remain on board the ship, Mr Inder said. The Isla Pinta sailed for Korea on Wednesday.
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