Report on the investigation of heavy weather encountered by the cruise ship Pacific Sun 200 miles north north east of North Cape, New Zealand on 30 July 2008 resulting in injuries to 77 passengers and crew Marine Accident Investigation Branch Carlton House Carlton Place Southampton United Kingdom Report No 14/2009 June 2009 The MAIB has investigated this accident pursuant to the IMO Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents (Resolution A.849(20)). MAIB gratefully acknowledges and appreciates the generous assistance provided by New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission during this investigation. Extract from The United Kingdom Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 – Regulation 5: “The sole objective of the investigation of an accident under the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 shall be the prevention of future accidents through the ascertainment of its causes and circumstances. It shall not be the purpose of an investigation to determine liability nor, except so far as is necessary to achieve its objective, to apportion blame.” NOTE This report is not written with litigation in mind and, pursuant to Regulation 13(9) of the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005, shall be inadmissible in any judicial proceedings whose purpose, or one of whose purposes is to attribute or apportion liability or blame. Further printed copies can be obtained via our postal address, or alternatively by: Email:
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