At 0655hr a 6m aluminuim boat with 1 POB reported via CER Duty Officer it had problems. The boat was 0.5nm off the Whakatane Bar.  The motor was running but had restricted power. Sea conditions were good with 0.5m swell from the north. The tide was going out and the...
At 1249hr a boat with 2 POB reported via radio that it had an engine problem and needed assistance. The boat was 2nm NW of the Whakatane Bar. At 1250hr Whakatane Rescue was tasked to help. In the meantime another vessel had offered to tow the boat back to port. At...
At 1641hr a dingy with 2 POB reported via cellphone to the Police that it had run out of fuel 1nm NW of the Whakatane Bar and needed help. Sea conditions were reasonable with 15-17kt wind from the NW and a 1m swell. An all stations alert was made but there was no...
At 0743hr a 6m white fibreglass boat with 2 POB reported they had engine problems 500m off the Whakatane Bar.  The boat requested a tow across the bar.  An all stations alert was transmitted and at 0745hr a passing good samaritan offered to assist. At 0750 both boats...
At 0947hr an off-duty Radio Operator noticed a person had fallen out of an inflatable boat while crossing the Whakatane Bar. The person in the water was waving frantically. An all stations alert was made and a good samaritan offered to help. At 0950hr the Whakatane...
