The Interislander ferry only recently underwent wet dock maintenance, which included the replacement of its steering system.

There is an article linked within that one that goes into more detail, but the cause of the grounding has been confirmed as a steering failure.

She’s a long way up the shore, so it will take a lot of force to get her off the beach, I think.

  • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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    5 days ago

    Nah, they put in a new steering system 3 weeks ago. Probably some screwed up during installation that caused the steering to lock.