HEB Construction, abashoramari bubaka Ōpōtiki yinjira ku cyambu gishya, bazatangira gufungura umuyoboro uhuza inyanja nshya.
Icyambu cya Pakihikura hamwe n’akarere gakikije umugezi wa Waioeka bizafungwa n’imodoka zose (usibye Coastguard) guhera uyu munsi, kugirango imirimo nogucukura bikomeje kurangira neza.
Umuyobozi w’umushinga, John Galbraith, yavuze ko iri tsinda rikorana cyane n’ikigobe cya Plenty Harbourmaster na Coastguard kugira ngo umutekano wa buri wese mu byumweru biri imbere.
Galbraith yagize ati: "Kuva ku wa mbere, 24 Nyakanga, ubwato bwo kubona amazi afunguye ntibuzaboneka mu byumweru bibiri mu gihe itsinda ritangiye inzira yo gufungura buhoro buhoro umuyoboro uhuza inyanja."
Bwana Galbraith yongeyeho kandi ko imirimo izakomeza gukingura byimazeyo imigezi iri hagati y’inyanja kandi igafunga buhoro buhoro umunwa w’uruzi wari usanzwe ukoresheje ikigega kinini cy’umucanga.
Ati: "Hariho ibintu byinshi bizagena igihe umuyoboro uri hagati yinyanja uzashobora gufungura kugirango buriwese akoreshe kandi dushobora kuba tutazi iyo tariki hakiri kare.Umushinga wuzuye ntuzarangira kugeza mu ntangiriro za 2024, ariko turateganya ko tuzashobora kwishimira amateka y’ubwato bwa mbere bwanyuze mu cyuho bitarenze Kanama. ”