'Deeply Saddened': Probe, Recovery Launched After Tourist Boat Capsizes, Dozens Rescued

'Deeply saddened': Probe, recovery launched after tourist boat capsizes, dozens rescued

A tourist boat has capsized off Akaroa, prompting the evacuation of dozens of passengers. The incident involved a Black Cat cruise vessel, which had departed...

More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized at Akaroa

The passenger said he heard a loud sound, as if the boat had run over something, followed by a whizzing sound.

More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsizes

A passenger aboard a tourist boat that ran aground outside Akaroa Heads on Banks Peninsula on Saturday says some on board were panicked and crying.

Loud ‘bang’ heard before Akaroa tourist boat started sinking with 41 people on board

Passengers reported hearing a loud “bang” when the vessel grounded.