Battery problem – 09/14/2018 – 11:30 to 12:41

A boat reported 1km off Matata with a flat battery and requested a jump start or tow back to Thornton 3POB.  Another boat responded to the call,  managed to jump start the stricken vessel and escorted the boat back across the Thornton Bar.  A big thank you to the good...

Engine problem – 09/12/2018 – 15:28 to 16:22

A call from the police advised that a boat had struck rocks at Otarawairere and was drifting.  2POB. An All Stations call resulted in 2 boats responding and Whakatane Rescue was also tasked to assist.  The boat was located and towed back to outside the bar.  Whakatane...