One of the vessels hit the bottom near a temporary pontoon which has already been criticised by a Saga Cruise manager for being too steep for its elderly passengers.
The harbour authorities initially tried to move the vessel but eventually decided to leave it to be refloated by the incoming tide.
Another, which was carrying up to 65 passengers, ended up off course outside a marine services company. Another tender also strayed off its normal route.
The tenders were transporting passengers from the Voyager and Azores cruise ships which were moored offshore.
Guernsey Harbourmaster Captain Chad Murray said: ‘We will be following this up with the ships to find out what has happened and to ensure there is not a repeat.
‘The nature of the reported incidents suggest that the safety of passengers was not at risk. However, the tenders should not have been in these areas as they are shallow at such low spring tides.’
He added: ‘They will have been given specialist advice on the channel to follow and it is clearly marked, but we will be reiterating this to all vessels in the future.’
Work is already under way to dredge part of the harbour and to install new pontoons, which would allow cruise passengers to visit the island even at the lowest tides.
Meanwhile, the Azores suffered further problems when it snapped an anchor chain as it tried to leave its mooring in the Little Russell – a stretch of water between Guernsey and Herm.
A Guernsey pilot boat was sent out to help the vessel, which will attempt to recover the anchor when it next visits the island.
‘All ships carry spare anchors and we had a pilot on board, so it was not uncontrollably adrift in the Little Russell,’ said Captain Murray.
THEY pride themselves on providing a direct and convenient service for their passengers – but one Guernsey bus driver was left with some explaining to do after getting a little too close to one of the island’s bus shelters.
The shelter in the Les Banques area of St Peter Port was badly damaged after being hit by the bus when the driver allegedly misjudged the distance when he was flagged down by a female passenger.
The impact shattered the glass and shunted the frame into a lamppost. Part of the shelter was left embedded in the bus.
Following an assessment of the scene, the roof of the shelter had to be removed by a crane and was taken away on a flat bed lorry.
Only one passenger was on the bus at the time and no one was injured.
The area was cordoned off but because the bus was left on the pavement and partly inside the shelter, the road remained open following the incident last Sunday morning.
Frank Villeneuve-Smith, head of communications CT Plus, which operates the service, said: ‘CT Plus can confirm there was an incident involving one of its buses… at 10.40 am on Sunday.
‘We are currently conducting a full investigation into the incident as the safety of our passengers is our first priority.’
A GUERNSEY Co-op worker has been jailed for glassing a colleague at a Christmas party after he allegedly abused her on the social media site Facebook.
Renate Bazjuka (23) thrust a wine glass into the side of the face of her victim during a fight on the dancefloor at the Duke of Richmond Hotel.
He was left with a number of cuts which needed ten stitches.
Bazjuka, who had drunk two bottles of wine in the hours leading up to the assault, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding with intent and was this week jailed for two years by a judge at Guernsey’s Royal Court.
Delivering the sentence, judge Russell Finch said: ‘A short piece of wickedness by you has had lasting consequences for your victim and has also altered your life.
‘We cannot stress too much just how nasty this kind of assault with a weapon is and express our strong detestation for it.’
The court heard how Bazjuka, who no longer works for the Co-op, had allegedly been abused by her victim.
The defence claimed that the man had allegedly taken pictures of the defendant and her boyfriend and posted them on Facebook and notice board along with insulting text.
The court heard that Bazjuka was remorseful and ‘felt terrible’ for causing the injuries.
A LIFE-size bronze donkey and foal statue could soon be on show in Guernsey’s Market Square. Planning permission has been granted for the 4-ft 10-ins high statue, which is designed to be sat on by children. The Guernsey Adult Literacy project submitted the application following the success of donkey and cow parade fundraisers in 2011.
TWO Guernsey teenagers were caught stealing milk – while carrying knives. The pair, aged 18 and 19, were arrested after police received reports that two youths were stealing cartons left by the local milk man. One boy was found in possession of a fishing knife and two litres of milk. The other had a craft knife and one litre of milk. During interview the boys said they could not remember what had happened because they were drunk. They received suspended sentences.
A MAN has been jailed for 14 years for his part in a drug smuggling operation where up to £270,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis were hidden in a suitcase dumped in a skip on board the Commodore Clipper ferry. The plot was discovered when a lorry driver later removed the skip and became suspicious. John Dodd (31) was jailed at Guernsey’s Royal Court after admitting charges of importing and possessing drugs.
