Reporter & Desk Editor - Auckland·NZ Herald·4 Oct, 2026 04:24 PM9 mins to readNeil Bennett was prosecuted by Maritime NZ over an accident aboard his commercical diving vessel in 2019. It took nearly six years to go to trial but the charges were thrown out due to lack of evidence. Photo / Jason Dorday In 2019, a commercial dive boat was struck by a rogue wave as it crossed the Mangawhai bar. A woman on the vessel fractured her back after being thrown from her seat. The accident triggered a ‘harrowing’ six-year legal battle for the dive boat skipper and company director that was
NZ Diving skipper seeks compensation after six-year Maritime NZ case dismissed
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