7m runabout had steering failure whilst anchored up diving/fishing on the west coast near Boom Rock. They called CG Radio and gave their location as Titahi Bay. MR1 responded and was unable to locate the vessel anywhere in the Titahi Bay area and their phone was out of coverage. Escalated to Police to assist with enquiring about their location (as we had no way of contacting them). Police eventually managed to get a call connected long enough for them to say 4km south of Titahi Bay. We found them 3.6NM (6.6km) south of Titahi Bay and towed them home to Mana Marina.
Links:
[1] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/mark-presling
[2] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/cmff
[3] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/neil-cornwell
[4] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/trevor-burgess
[5] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/crv/mana-rescue-1