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Dead battery after fishing for the day

Posted by Mark Presling [1]
Operation Details
Date/Time: 
Fri, 01/03/2019 - 13:30 - 15:30
Operation Type: 
CG Operation (good samaritan)
People Assisted: 
3
Total Volunteer Hours: 
8

4.8m runabout out fishing most of the day with 3 POB. After moving a couple of times the last time appears to have drained the battery while lifting the anchor and they couldn't get the enging started.

We provided a jump pack that they used to start the engine and get themselves home.

Location

Te Rewarewa Point 41° 2' 51.5508" S, 174° 50' 17.9304" E
Vessel Details
Length: 
4.80m
Resources
Attendees: 
Portersnz [2]
Katestewart [3]
Mark Presling [1]
Neil Cornwell [4]
Source URL: http://coastguardmana.org.nz/operation/20190301/dead-battery-after-fishing-day

Links:
[1] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/mark-presling
[2] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/portersnz
[3] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/katestewart
[4] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/neil-cornwell