A speeding Australian warship has been blamed for damaging boats and a fish farm in a tranquil part of Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand.
Residents from one of the communities of the collection of picturesque islands complained the warship HMAS Warramunga made sharp turns at speed during a training exercise.
Paul Keating, a Guardian of the Sounds member whose boat was slammed into a wharf, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC): "Twelve people rang the harbour master that day to lay complaints and one of them was, I believe, from the salmon farm.
"Maritime hoonery would be a good way to describe [it].
"We haven't been given any reason why they chose to drive into the bays and then do very sharp turns."
The Royal Australian Navy said in a statement reported by ABC: "Warramunga was aware of, and sensitive to, local aqua culture farms in the area, and following public concern adjusted its training."
The community has demanded an apology for the vessel's conduct last week.
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