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Runabout broken down and drifting

Posted by Mark Presling [1]
Operation Details
Date/Time: 
Sat, 28/07/2012 - 12:15 - 14:40
Operation Type: 
SAROP Cat 1
People Assisted: 
2
Total Volunteer Hours: 
16

A 4.3m alluminium runabout experienced engine failure during a diving/fishing trip 3NM west of Mana Island.

CRV Trust Porirua Rescue [2] was dispatched to a known location because they were able relay their GPS position via a mobile phone to Police. They had a VHF radio on board but it was failing to transmit for an unknown reason.

They were taken under tow by Coastguard Mana and safely returned to Mana Marina.

Location

41° 4' 40.8" S, 174° 43' 1.776" E
Vessel Details
Length: 
4.30m
Resources
Attendees: 
Mark Presling [1]
Trevor Farmer [3]
CRV's Used: 
CRV Trust Porirua Rescue [4]
Source URL: http://coastguardmana.org.nz/operation/20120728/runabout-broken-down-and-drifting

Links:
[1] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/mark-presling
[2] http://www.coastguardmana.org.nz/crv/crv-trust-porirua-rescue
[3] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/users/trevor-farmer
[4] http://coastguardmana.org.nz/crv/crv-trust-porirua-rescue