A 6m aluminium boat with 6 POB reported to CER SAR by phone that it had run out of petrol. The vessel reported that it was halfway between Kohi Point and White Island although the GPS coordinates that it provided was found to be on land. Sea conditions were good...
A 6.5m fibreglass boat with 3 POB reported that it had engine problems and requested a tow back to port. The vessel was 2nm north of Kohi Point. Sea conditions were good with 9-15kt wind from the east and no significant swell. At 1111hr Whakatane Rescue was tasked to...
At dusk a member of the public notified emergency services that a boat had overturned on the Whakatane Bar. Sea conditions were moderate with 2m swells and 15kt wind from NW. High tide was at 2101hr. The boat was a 6m aluminium pontoon boat with 2 POB. The boat...
At 1306 a 7m aluminium boat with 3 POB reported an electrical problem with its engine. It was positioned 7nm NW of Kohi Point. Later it managed to reset its engine management system and proceed to Kohi Point. However, it required assistance to cross the bar if its...
At 0954hr a 11m launch with 4 POB notified Coastguard that it was at White Island and had engine problems. The engine management system for one engine was not working and the engine was dead. The boat planned to proceed to Whakatane slowly on the one good engine but...
At 1547hr a 4.9m fibreglass boat reported that it had problems. The engine was going but it had no power so the boat requested a tow across the bar. Sea conditions were calm with 3-9kt wind from NNW and a low swell. An all stations call was made and a good samaritan...
