FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from an incident where ignored hull defects, bypassed procedures, and poor oversight endangered vessel integrity and crew safety. The report During routine paint and corrosion repair on the bow, a hole was discovered in the hull plating approximately 0.5 meters above the waterline. Inspection revealed that the anchor pockets had not been properly sealed, allowing water ingress and corrosion to spread beneath the coating system over multiple seasons. This represented a clear compromise of hull integrity. Upon discovery, the defect was documented and reported to the permanent Masters, who were on leave at the time. RelatedNews TAIC Investigation: Ferry loses propulsion at sea near Wellington Lessons learned: The suitability of a vessel for fumigation is a critical factor var jnews_module_21365311_0_6a01e596b02f0 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21365311","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1555,323,606","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","