Carl Findlay: Maritime Union NZ National Secretary on the Interislander ferries being deemed safe to run

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Maritime experts are still cautious after a report into KiwiRail.

Interislander ferries have been deemed safe and well maintained, and will stick around for years to come.

Aratere ran aground last month when the autopilot was mistakenly turned on according to a leaked document.

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says workers are still anxious because of historical technical problems.

He says there's real safety concerns for the staff manning the deteriorating ships.

Findlay told Ryan Bridge that with the given history, they need to have a very, very clear, well thought out rescue plan.

He says he’d rather be prepared than the old story of the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.

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