New drone footage shows the stranded Black Cat Cruises catamaran submerged close to shore in a small rocky bay in Akaroa Harbour on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula.
The boat ran aground in the Akaroa Marine Reserve on Saturday, resulting in the rescue of more than 40 passengers and crew and a Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigation.
Christchurch's Geoff Mackley captured the footage near Nikau Palm Valley at the Akaroa heads.
The Canterbury Regional Council temporarily suspended recovery efforts because of bad weather.
Attempts to move the
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