A ferry is docket, top right, in Wellington's harbor, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Bluebridge ferry makes it way to Wellington, New Zealand, in rough seas on Aug. 21, 2023. (Bruce MacKay/Stuff via AP)

An Interislander ferry arrives in Wellington harbor, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Cars board an Interislander ferry in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

An Interislander ferry leaves Wellington harbor, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Bluebridge ferry passengers disembark in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

An Interislander ferry battles heavy seas after leaving Wellington, New Zealand, on its way to Picton on March 5, 2006. (Andrew Gorrie/Dominion Post via AP).