Russell ferry skipper Bill Elliott remains in a stable condition ... It is currently at a Bay of Islands boatyard along with the sports fishing boat involved in the collision.

The power boat, the 9.8m Onepoto, struck the Waitere, also known as the Blue Ferry, side-on. The crash penetrated the wheelhouse and leaving the ferry skipper, Bill Elliott, with critical head and ...

The ferry ran a regular route between Paihia and Russell and its skipper Bill Elliott noticed the boat approaching only moments before the collision. One passenger was thrown overboard and Elliott ...

Russell ferry owner and skipper Bill Elliott with two of his grandchildren ... holding on to each other at the back. ‘We saw the boat coming towards us, and people screaming: “Get down”.

Thomson’s boat penetrated the port-side of Elliott’s ferry ... Thomson broke the law by failing in his duty as skipper to keep a proper lookout, and for not slowing his speed when he was ...