Trailer unit goes overboard after breaking free on Bluebridge Straitsman ferryKevin Stent/Fairfax NZ Bluebridge passenger talks about the shock of witnessing a trailer unit going overboard during a wild Cook Strait crossing. READ MORE: Bluebridge ferry hangs sharp left to avoid Wellington kayakerSUPPLIED The truck trailer in the water after tumbling off the Bluebridge ferry. Passengers were screaming and vomiting on a Cook Strait ferry that lost a trailer unit overboard in rough conditions. Strait Shipping general manager commercial Ed Menzies confirmed a B-train trailer unit carrying frozen goods came off the Straitsman ferry at about 10.30am. KEVIN STENT/ FAIRFAX NZ Damage to the Straitsman ferry could be seen on its arrival in Wellington on Monday.

Source: Stuff July 17, 2016 23:56 UTC