Photo: NZ Herald/fileCook Strait ferries are facing cancellations and delays due to damage caused by a ship striking Picton wharf today. The Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries website says the 2pm and 7pm sailings from Picton and the 1.30pm and 8.45pm sailings from Wellington have been cancelled. The Herald has been told a ship struck Picton wharf early this morning, causing damage to a pontoon. There were reports that a ferry full of trucks had to return to Wellington without the trucks being unloaded or new trucks allowed on. He understood it was a 2.30am ferry from Wellington that had been involved in the incident.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 16, 2019 02:15 UTC