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Old 04-09-2006, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 97dieseldriver
As an aside, during the NZ journey we crossed Cook strait in a Ferry and encountered 30 ft swells.
Interesting coincidence that you post this today; on April 10, 1968 TEV Wahine capsized in the approaches to Wellington afer encountering 90+mph winds while crossing the Cook Straits. Approximately 50 perished.


I've made that passage too; fortunately, the weather was a bit more placid for us.
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