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Venture II, the vessel used in the Peter Jackson movie King Kong - Source: ONE News -
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It's one of the last physical reminders that Peter Jackson made his King Kong movie in New Zealand but now the boat used in the film has been sunk.
The vessel, named Venture II, has sat at Miramar Wharf in
Wellington for the last five years.
But on Tuesday it was towed out into Cook Strait where the
Wellington harbourmaster oversaw its scuttling.
Its watery grave was 1.7km deep and 37 nautical miles from Miramar Wharf, where the boat had been moored since 2005.
The process took exactly one hour.
There had been calls for the boat to be used as a dive attraction in shallow water off Wellington's south coast, but the proper resource consents were not approved.
The Venture II joins two trawlers from Nelson, a barge from Picton and plenty of old ammunition, Capt Pryce said.
Wellington ratepayers are footing the bill for the sinking with an estimated cost of around $30,000.
