M V Tuhoe. Aground. - 28/09/2015. Salvage Crews Will Meet For Two Hours To Decide How They Will Recover The Stranded MV Tuhoe On Tuesday. The 96-year-old Ship Was Returning To Its Berth In The Kaiapoi River, After Receiving More Than $200,000 Worth Of Repairs In Lyttelton, When It Ran Aground On A Sandbar At The Waimakariri River Mouth About 4pm Sunday. MV Tuhoe Kaiapoi Riverton Trust Chairman Philip Redmond Said A Surveyor Had Examined The Ship And Deemed The Risk Too Great To Try And Save It. Regional Harbourmaster Jim Dilley Said The Ship's Owners, Insurance Company, Contractors And A Salvage Crew Would Meet With Him At 8am On Tuesday To Discuss How They Could Recover The Damaged Vessel. They Would Have A Detailed Plan By 10am. Dilley, Who Did Not Know How The Ship Fared Overnight, Said On Monday The Waves Were Moving The Boat's Stern, Causing A Twisting Effect With The Potential To Break It In Half. Photo