New Zealand frets over end of emergency tug contract

  • Posted by Dale Crisp
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  • 31 March, 2026

AS THE Bluebridge Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara remains out-of-service for a second week due to apparently unresolved technical problems, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has renewed its warning about the risks arising from New Zealand abandoning its emergency towing vessel contract.

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New Zealand frets over end of emergency tug contract
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Dale Crisp is a contributing editor at DCN and a distinguished maritime journalist and commentator with a career spanning over three decades

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