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Tug boats have secured a container ship at Timaru's port after it broke its stern mooring this morning in strong winds. PrimePort chief executive Phil Melhopt said the 260 metre E.R. New York broke its stern mooring about 11.30am, snapping a bollard in the process. Melhopt said the port recorded northwesterly gusts of 50 knots around the time the mooring broke. The tug boats Aoraki and Timaru as well as the pilot launch Ohau pushed the Liberian-flagged container ship back against the dock shortly afterward. Melhopt praised the "excellent" pilot and marine team for their "extremely quick" reaction. PrimePort would be investigating the incident and would have to repair the bollard. It had also told the Canterbury Harbourmaster about the incident. Hydraulic engineer Craig Atwill saw the ship just after it came loose and immediately thought "this could be bad". Atwill said the tugs and pilot launch were "very quick" to secure the ship. Melhopt said the ship was loaded and was waiting for winds to die down before leaving the port when the mooring snapped. He said it was "up to Mother Nature" whether wind would further delay the ship's departure and thereby delay another ship from docking. http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/65775659/Ship-mooring-breaks-in-strong-winds