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 ...

Bill Elliott, who owned and skippered Waitere, better known as the Blue Ferry, suffered severe head and spinal injures when his boat and a high ... tend to the injured skipper.