9 Oct 2014

Jet boat crashes into rocks

4:40 pm on 9 October 2014

Shotover Jet suspended its Queenstown jet boat trips after one of its boats crashed into a rock this morning.

In a statement, the company said nine passengers and a driver were on board, but no one was injured.

It said in keeping with standard reporting protocols, it has contacted Maritime New Zealand in relation to the incident and Queenstown Lakes District Harbourmaster Marty Black has been on site to inspect the boat.

The company said operations would restart this afternoon.