Mariners of old got caught out.
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At full tide everything looks serene.
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Maybe the fact that Nelson has one of the highest tidal ranges in NZ, up to 4.6m on a spring tide may also have caught out the unwary.
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Low tide shot here depicts exactly what I mean.
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Many ships floundered before when entering the haven and Port of Nelson
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in the days before a channel and deep water entryway, The Cut, was blasted into the Boulder Bank.
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