A 15m yacht broke its rudder approximately 2NM west of Mana Island whilst crossing to the South Island. MR1 was tasked by Police to tow them home. By the time we got to them the wind had got up to 25-35kts and they had drifted 7NM west of Mana Island.
We towed them back in challenging conditions and put them at anchor just outside the Mana bar, as they were unable to cross it at low tide.
Links:
[1] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/mark-presling
[2] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/devine
[3] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/bvinnell
[4] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/carl-nixon
[5] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/cmff
[6] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/jakepresling
[7] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/neil-cornwell
[8] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/espi
[9] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/stevensea
[10] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/trevor-burgess
[11] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/zanebublitz
[12] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/crv/mana-rescue-1