The term “wheelhouse” comes from the small “house” on a ship where the captain stands and where you’ll find the ship’s wheel and other navigational equipment. The captain navigates the ...

The skipper of a fishing vessel had left the wheelhouse unattended before a collision ... Floodwater immediately entered Guiding Star’s hull and the ship sank around an hour later.

An investigation has found a fishing boat that ran aground on the Banks Peninsula in 2023 did so because the wheelhouse was empty. Transport Accident Investigation Commission manager surface ...