Good fortune is not good enough when it comes to saving ships and their passengers from disaster in Cook Strait.
That's the view of Marlborough's mayor, who - alongside the Wellington regional council chair - wants to talk to the Transport Minister about getting a tugboat capable of helping a big ship in trouble in the rough waters of the Strait.
And, it's a case of back to the future - because after the Wāhine disaster in 1968, the Court of Inquiry found Wellington needed such a vessel.
So, the Capital's harbour had three open water tugs until 2014 and there's been nothing nearby since.
Marlborough's mayor Nadine Taylor spoke to Corin Dann.
