Lance Goodhew News Today

Five people aboard the Enchanter died in 2022 and the skipper, Lance Goodhew, has been on trial for breaches of safety law for the past three weeks.

The alleged negligence of a skipper, who reportedly chose to navigate through darkness and shallow waters after a significant weather system, is...

The Enchanter trial began with Maritime NZ opening their case against fishing boat skipper Lance Goodhew.

Victims and their families have travelled to Whangarei to attend the trial.

Lance Goodhew is on trial for allegedly breaching his duties as skipper of the Enchanter and putting individuals at risk of serious harm or death.

Enchanter trial begins A trial over the deaths of five people, when the Far North fishing boat Enchanter capsized in 2022 , has begun in the Whangārei...

A deckhand on the ill-fated fishing boat Enchanter has revealed for the first time what happened in the hours after the vessel capsized - and his desperate efforts to save some of the passengers.

It was meant to be the ultimate adventure, instead five friends died after a rogue 10m wave capsized the boat. Now, the trial against the skipper and owner begins.

The trial of a Far North man and his business over the Enchanter fishing boat tragedy will take place in Whangārei next May.

Members of the victims’ families dialled into the court hearing from around the country.