Tuna trawler Northern Odyssey trapped itself on the edge of the Otago Harbour channel near St Leonards about 1.30pm yesterday as it moved to let a tanker pass. Another fishing vessel, Blue Moves, could be seen attempting to tow the vessel free.
There were four crew on Northern Odyssey, but no-one was injured.
Deputy harbourmaster Pete Dryden said the trawler was in the channel as a tanker entered the harbour and the incident occurred as the two went to pass each other.
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The vessel did not sustain any damage to its hull, he said.
The vessel was refloated about 8.30pm and returned to Port Chalmers.
