TAIC warns boaties will die without stronger regulations

The transport safety body says until recreational boats and their skippers are regulated the government, policy makers, and regulators are accepting that 15 to 20 boaters are going to die each year. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report into the capsizing of a boat in Manukau Harbour in 2021 where three people died. One survived. It says in the dangerous waters of the bar, breaking waves swamped the boat and people not wearing lifejackets were thrown into the water. Alcohol was also a factor. Chief inspector of accidents, Naveen Kozhuppakalam, joins Max.