A cargoship captain has been fined in NewZealand for failing to tell authorities the vessel had grounded.
Filipino master Rolando Legaspi, 63,will have to pay NZD 2,000 ($1,700) following the incident off New Plymouth.
The Singapore-flagged 32,300-dwt Lake Triview (built 2009) dragged its anchor last month inbad weather 4km offshore, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said.
Legaspi ordered the anchor to be raisedbut mechanical failure prevented this happening and the ship was forced on to a reef.
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