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Monthly Archives: July 2008

FISHERMAN SAVED BY BLACK CAT FERRY

A Korean fisherman who fell overboard in Lyttelton Harbour this morning owes his life to the crew of a tugboat and the skipper of the Black Cat Cruises Diamond Harbour ferry. The man was thought to have fallen off the trawler at about 6am on Thursday morning and was spotted by the crew of the […]

NEW PAINT TECHNOLOGY SAVES ON FUEL COSTS

New technology paint being applied to vessels operated by Black Cat Cruises will result in huge savings on fuel costs and is better for the environment. “We are replacing our existing traditional paint with new intersleek 970 antifoul paint on two of our vessels that operate in Akaroa,” Black Cat Cruises Managing Director Paul Bingham […]