Wahine grounded stern first onto Barretts Reef just after 6.40 a.m. Few passengers felt the grounding and most were oblivious to what was going on. On 10 April 1968, the Lyttelton–Wellington ferry Wahine capsized in Wellington Harbour during a fierce storm. Forty-nine years ago, on 10 April 1968, the passenger ferry Wahine, buffeted by ferocious gale-force winds, ran aground on Barrett Reef at the entrance of Wellington Harbour, listed, and then sank.

TEV Wahine was a twin-screw, turbo-electric, roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry.

Many of the fatalties were of elderly people and young children who struggled to swim in the best of weather let alone rough seas. Massive waves and hurricane-force winds carried the ship onto Barrett Reef, near the harbour entrance.

Some were able to recover quickly.

This was on the side towards which the ferry was leaning more and more. The Wahine rolled violently back and forth as it made its way in the storm in winds of up to 100 knots, but came through undamaged. NZBC Classics - Wahine Disaster - On 10 April 1968 the Lyttelton–Wellington ferry Wahine ran aground and sank at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.

It also includes a number of dramatic photographs of the event. The severe weather was caused by the collision of a tropical cyclone Giselle with a southerly front directly over Wellington. Disaster management conference hits Wellington.

Wahine disaster - classroom activities This page gives a broad outline of how the category on New Zealand disasters could be used by teachers and students of social studies and history.

Because of Twentyman's in-depth debrief of the disaster, the court of inquiry was able to reach an accurate conclusion as to what occurred and allow the matter to be addressed accordingly. This photo has been kindly restored by Royce Flynn September 2012 A very great amount has been written, filmed and spoken about the Wahine Disaster in …

Wahine capsizing Next. Fifty-three people died as a result of the accident, 51 on the day. Fifty-one people lost their lives that day, another died several weeks later and a 53rd victim died in 1990 from injuries sustained in the wreck. 2. Twentyman was the first person to do this and it has since become the standard procedure when investigating these sorts of incidents and would be used in the years to come. Then, in the early hours of 10 April, the ferry ran aground and capsized at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Have you got any newspaper clippings or articles you could photo copy and …

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On shore, the storm also resulted in massive damage, flooding and injuries as people were hit by flying debris.

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What was the backround and cause of the disaster?

Although he was confident the Wahine was all right and would survive, Captain Robertson was fully aware that it just needed one more thing to go wrong and total disaster would ensue - an anchor cable breaking, the hull touching another rock as she sheered about, a sudden bulkhead failure allowing water into one of the dry compartments.

The Wahine disaster is well documented. The following websites give you a great overview of the Wahine disaster.

The Cook Strait is a notoriously wild and stormy stretch of water that channels the frequent and freezing southerly winds that blast straight up from Antarctica, which at times can make travel treacherous between New Zealand’s north and south islands. My three focus questions are: 1.

The “chronic underestimation” of New Zealand’s flood risk and the long-term economic impacts of … Passenger ferries these days transit between the safety of …

The tragedies of the influenza pandemic, Hawkes Bay earthquake, Tangiwai railway disaster, Erebus disaster, Canterbury earthquake and Wahine disaster all had a … The sinking of the Lyttelton–Wellington ferry Wahine on 10 April 1968 was New Zealand’s worst modern maritime disaster.

Others were never the same.

At about 1:15pm the combined effect of the tide and the storm swung the Wahine round so that there was a patch of clear water sheltered from the wind and the sea on the starboard side. The Chief Inspector co-ordinating operations in response to the disaster George Twentyman realised that a court of inquiry was sure to follow the disaster. Consequences following the Sinking of the Wahine.