JAKARTA - The ferry ran aground in New Zealand while crossing an island, but there were no injuries although 47 people were unable to get off had to spend the night on the ship.
Operated by state-owned company KiwiRail, the Interislander Aratere ferry ran aground in the incident Friday, June 21 near the city of Picton, on the northern coast of South Island.
"It's great that there were no casualties and everyone in it is safe," Transport Minister Simeon Brown said at a press conference accessed on the New Zealand Herald news website.
"That's of course a top priority," Brown added.
About 47 people spent the night on the ferry after the ship ran aground after 10 p.m.
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The reopening of the ferry, part of the fleet connecting Wellington, the capital, and Picton, is scheduled for Saturday evening.
An investigation into the "very concerning" incident has been carried out, Brown, who posted on X.
KiwiRail said his fleet carried nearly 800,000 passengers across the Cook Strait in 4,000 trips per year.
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