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The "Lake Arafura" was undergoing repairs to its damaged wheelhouse before departing to China at Tauranga. By Mar 23, the vessel was still in port. Photo: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1275929

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Marine surveyors were to inspect the "Lake Arafura" in the port of Gisborne on Mar 17 after a fire raged through the bridge and caused serious damage by fire, smoke and water though the ship's crew acted very quickly and brought the fire under control, restricting damage to one corner of the bridge. The ship had loaded about 10,000 tonnes of logs when a suspected electrical fault caused the fire. Eastland Group, said the ship could not be repaired in Gisborne and the assessment would determine if it could sail under its own power to another port for repairs, possibly Tauranga. The ship was due to head for China after loading in Gisborne.