Dart River Safari Jet Boat Crash

There has been another jet boat crash in New Zealand. Two Dart River Safari jet boats, one of them carrying 13 passengers, collided with each other on Friday. Maritime New Zealand will be investigating the incident and will report in due course. The accident happened about 2 km upstream from the mouth of the Dart River. Fortunately…

Kawarau Jet Fined £30,000+ For Safety Breaches

Our readers may remember when, in September 2008 Chinese tourist, Yan Wang, died whilst on a Kawarau Jet Boat excursion. The craft she was in flipped at the confluence of the Shotover and Kawarau rivers. She was trapped beneath the 2.5 tonne boat and discovered 90 minutes after the incident, despite pleas from members of…