Maritime Emergency?
Dial 111 and ask for Police
"There is little better than a day out on the water. Whether it's a gentle sail, a blast up the coast, lines over the side, a dive to explore the bottom, or a get together with mates....
...there is little worse than finding yourself in trouble in that patch of paradise, wishing that you knew more, or that your family or crew could get you and your boat safely back to shore if ever they had to."
Coastguard looks out for the safety of every person who goes to sea off our coast or enjoys any of the region's harbours, or beaches.
Supporting Plimmerton Mid Water Swim Held position at 1.5M and watched for issues. No issues returned to base
Lauched Phoenix Rescue. Boat broken down at Hunters Bank. 2 POB. Requested tow.
Stood down on way as boat started
Tow from Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton Boat Ramp, Vessel experienced a fuel blockage to an in board petrol engine, Chnged fuel filter problem persisted. Vessel n close to rocks, experienced issues raising anchor. Took under tow. 1 to 1.5 metre confused seas. slow long tow tafted up and took to boat ramp. All safe
Runabout with 3 people on board broken down on the SW side of Mana Island. Motor wouldn't start and then flattened battery. Jumpstart wouldn't start it either, so towed home to Titahi Bay.
Non-member, so expensive day out!
2 people in a small 3.5m dinghy were caught out by a southerly front coming through sooner than expected whilst fishing. They made the decision to abandon the return leg from Mana Island and took shelter on the island, calling Coastguard for assistance. They left their vessel anchored just off shore and swam to the beach where they waited. We nosed up on the gravel beach and picked them up. After ensuring they were in good health and providing them blankets to warm up, we approached the vessel near rocks and hooked the anchor line, pulling it up and out to deeper water.
38ft steel yacht got it's anchor stuck near Makara/Ohau. Whilst manoeuvring to release it they overheated the engine. They were unable to sail due to low wind and inexperience, so ended up drifting south in the strong currents. By the time we got to them they had drifted 10NM into Cook Strait, south of Karori Rock through the Karori Rip. It took us 5hrs to tow them back to Mana, by which point the tide was at it's lowest point. We had to put them on the mooring just outside the bar and then return the passenger back to base, leaving the skipper aboard.
6.9m Senator wouldn't restart while out fishing near the south end of Mana Island. 4 POB, needed a tow home to Mana.
Unfortunately they were not members, so they had to pay the hourly rate for the tow.
NIORD, 12 metre yacht reported gearbox failure while near Maori Bay Pelorous Sound DO made contact and monitored the yacht as it sailed back to Mana. TAR went out to bring it over the bar and into the marina and berth
Momitorinmg by IMT = 10 hrs
Operation: =3 hrs
TAR was prepped for a lift after extended engine service. cradle chocks, Grab bag update, gemeral ,maintenance walk over, launch with straddle.
PHR taken onto trailer, washdown, trailer checks and maintenance work on the springs and boat rollers
A member of the public walking along the shore between Titahi Bay and Green Point observed a vessel at anchor a few meters off the shore with nobody on board. A small black fluffy dog was observed swimming from the boat to shore and running around the coastline in a semi frantic state.
The informant said the vessel was observed empty for 20 minutes and felt like something was wrong.
Te Awarua Rescue responded with a crew to search for the vessel. We searched the entire shoreline from Titahi Bay to a few hundred metres past Open Bay. Nothing was found.
