Auckland waterfront residents woken by ship horn after safety concern on board

Residents of Auckland’s waterfront were woken by a more than 10-minute-long ship horn this morning.

Ports of Auckland confirmed the horn was activated after there was a safety concern on board a vessel in port.

“Thankfully, it was a false fire alarm, confirmed by the ship master.

“We understand that this may have woken some local residents due to the early alarm and are sorry that the event caused disturbance.”

One person told Newstalk ZB they were woken by the sound around 6.20am.