A boat reported at the radio masts with a steering problem. It made its way back to outside the Whakatane Bar and was towed into the harbour by Whakatane Rescue.
A boat reported at the 25m mark off the Ohiwa Motor Camp with a flat battery and requested a tow back into Ohiwa Harbour. An All Stations call resulted in a boat offering to assist. The stricken boat was towed back safely across the Ohiwa Bar. A big thank you to the...
A member of the public reported a kayak 2 km off Thornton was taking on water and a person in the water. An All Stations call resulted in a boat responding. The person and kayak were located and taken back to the shore. A successful result and a big thank you to the...
A boat reported it had broken down 1 km off the Whakatane Bar and requested a tow back to Whakatane. Another boat heard the call and offered to assist. The stricken boat was towed safely back into the harbour. A big thank you to the Good Samaritan.
A boat reported broken down 6nm North of the Whakatane Bar and requested a tow back to Whakatane. Whakatane Rescue 2 was tasked to assist and towed the boat back safely over the bar.
A member of the public reported 2 kayakers in difficulty off Murphy’s Motor Camp at Matata. An all stations call resulted in a boat responding. Whakatane Rescue was also tasked to assist. One kayaker made it safely back to the beach while the other one was taken...
