GRV James Cook was a research vessel of the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

[1] James Cook was purchased by Seafresh New Zealand Ltd for use as a fishing boat but the company ceased trading soon after.

The ship was in poor condition and made its last voyage under power from Nelson to Wellington in 1997.

It was purchased by James Cook Shipping for use as a charter boat in Fiji.

The hulk was scuttled in the former explosives dumping ground about 15 nautical miles (28 km) southwest of Cape Palliser on 2 December 2007.