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Yacht with no motor adrift in light winds

Posted by Mark Presling [1]
Operation Details
Date/Time: 
Mon, 18/04/2022 - 20:10 - 22:40
Operation Type: 
SAROP Cat 1
People Assisted: 
2
Total Volunteer Hours: 
15

25ft yacht with mechanical issues with outboard engine, left drifting in no wind after crossing Cook Strait. Nearly ran aground on the south end of Mana Island after being caught in the tide with no wind to sail. MR1 located off the north end of Mana Island after they drifted north in the incoming tide.

Location

41° 2' 45.8196" S, 174° 45' 21.672" E
Vessel Details
Length: 
8.00m
Resources
Attendees: 
CMFF [2]
Jake_Presling [3]
Mark Presling [1]
Neil Cornwell [4]
espi [5]
Trevor Farmer [6]
CRV's Used: 
Mana Rescue 1 [7]
Source URL: http://coastguardmana.org.nz/operation/20220418/yacht-no-motor-adrift-light-winds

Links:
[1] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/mark-presling
[2] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/cmff
[3] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/jakepresling
[4] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/neil-cornwell
[5] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/espi
[6] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/trevor-farmer
[7] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/crv/mana-rescue-1