At 1617hr a member of the public notified Coastguard that a surfer may be in trouble off the Whakatane Bar. At 1620hr Coastguard advised Police that a surfer may need assistance to get ashore. At 1640hr another member of the public rang 111 to also report...
At 1534hr a 4.6m fibreglass boat with 1 POB reported that it had a faulty electrical system and needed assistance. It had installed a new battery recently but a fault had developed. The boat reported its location as close to the rocks on the eastern end of Whale...
At 0833hr a 5.3m aluminium centre console boat with 3 POB reported electrical problems and needed assistance. The boat was 1.8km off Murphy’s Motor Camp in 15m of water. Sea conditions were very good with calm sea and 4-6kt wind from SSW. An all stations...
At 1740hr Coastguard Eastern Region received a call that a fibreglass boat with 4 POB had engine problems. The boat was positioned off Kohi Point. An all stations call was made and a good samaritan offered to assist. At 1754hr the good samaritan had the boat under tow...
At 1437hr a 5.9m boat with 2 POB reported it had battery problems and could not start the engine. The boat was 1nm north of the Raurimu Islands. Weather conditions were good with 2-5kt wind and a calm sea. An all stations alert was made and two good samaritans offered...
At 1256hr Whakatane Coastguard received a call about a boat being swamped on Opotiki Bar and people were in the water. Police, Coastguard Eastern Region and Maritime Radio were also involved via marine channel 16. At 1302hr the Police reported that all persons were...
