From the NZ Herald, yesterday:

KiwiRail will face court after an Interislander ferry lost power and issued a mayday call while near Wellington’s south coast in January last year.

Maritime New Zealand today confirmed it has filed a single charge against KiwiRail under the Health and Safety at Work Act, after an investigation into procedures around safety and maintenance.

The Kaitaki had more than 800 people on board for its 2.15pm sailing to Wellington on January 28 last year. Shortly before 5pm, the ship reported engine problems.

Ten minutes later, it issued a mayday call after all four engines shut down amid a raging southerly. The engines automatically turned off to prevent them overheating.

The mayday call sparked an immediate response from emergency services and the public as the ferry came dangerously close to rocks.

Six other vessels swiftly made their way to the Kaitaki, including the Aratere, police patrol vessel the Lady Elizabeth IV, two tugs, a pilot boat and a fishing boat.

Five rescue helicopters were also called and a cordon was erected at Owhiro Bay Pde near Red Rocks.

Responding to the news of today’s prosecution, the Maritime Union’s national secretary Craig Harrison said KiwiRail was placed in an impossible position by the Government because of long-term underfunding over decades.

“We have a ridiculous situation where the [Labour] Government regulator is having to prosecute a state-owned enterprise for ferry problems, but the [Labour] Government has just cancelled new ferries that would solve the problem.

“The real issue here is historic underinvestment in ferries and coastal shipping over several decades, which has led to a crisis point in the safety and reliability of our supply chain.”

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/maritime-nz-lays-health-and-safety-charge-against-kiwirail-after-interislander-mayday-call/4K6HTLTCHZDNHLD5YY57N6ZAGA/

The 29 year-old Dutch-built MV Kaitaki, arrived second-hand in 2005 after suspiciously short spells with Irish Ferries and P&O. The New Zealand government has refused to fund the doubled-cost of replacements.

How are things in Scotland with that CalMac operator?

Bad news – only 99.5% of nearly 400 sailings on time in recent windless days.

Has a CalMac ferry ever lost all power and drifted to rocks? We have lots of rocks.

Has the Scottish Government ever had to prosecute its own ferry operator for safety concerns?

I’ll leave others to find any of that but feel sure that silence from the Herald of Low Wage Enterprise writers tells you everything.