Now many years old, these much loved 4.8s have served their time well in the often arduous conditions of tendering people safely from ship to shore in the Antarctic and most of the Southern Islands. This seaworthiness has also impressed whale researchers around the Auckland Islands, commercial divers, commercial fishermen, Police and virtually everyone who has used them in testing offshore conditions. One of these Naiads had its tubes ravaged by a bull seal which was no fun however being able to replace the outer and inner easily on site prompted the owner to make comment that this is an important feature that allowed the Naiad to stay in service.
