My reference was not to the above link, but to an official email (dated 9 January) from the relevant NZ government authority. Here is the text. I have deleted the recipient as I don't know if that person wants to be mentioned in some bulletin board.
From:
MPI Media <media@mpi.govt.nz
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Sent:
09 January 2023 13:33
To: [deleted]
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Subject:
RE: [EXTERNAL] - RE: Viking Orion
Kia ora [deleted]
Please see below. If attribution is required, please do so to Paul Hallett, manager environmental health BiosecurityNew Zealand.
Thanks.
MPI Media
A Notice of Direction that biofouling was present and a dive survey required was issued to the agent of the VikingOrion on December 15.
To establish the extent of the biofouling, the dive survey was undertaken in Wellington on/about December 17.
On December 18, Biosecurity New Zealand received images and a report from the divers. While no high-riskorganisms were found, the density of the biofouling meant there was a risk that such organisms could be present.
Another Notice of Direction was issued to the agent on December 20, instructing the vessel to leave New Zealandwaters by 8am on December 29, and that cleaning was required before its next visit to New Zealand.
The vessel operators chose to have its cleaning done off Australia, and left NZ waters on December 26.
Hope this clarifies.