Emergency procedures were followed by its skipper and deckhand when the ferry lost propulsion on Thursday afternoon, said transport operator Metlink's general manager Samantha Gain. As of 4.15pm Thursday the Ika Rere was secured at Wellington's Queens Wharf, Gain said. The Ika Rere ferry "lost propulsion", Gerritsen said. The Ika Rere (flying fish) made its first trip across the harbour, from Days Bay to Queens Wharf, in March. Ika Rere is the first electric passenger ferry in the Southern Hemisphere.

Source: Stuff September 29, 2022 05:55 UTC