Tuesday 20/02/2024 at 21:49 – Wednesday 21/02/2024 at 0:30 (23)

A member of the public reported sighting 5 orange flares off Matata. Whakatane Rescue II was tasked by the police to launch and investigate. The position of the flares was near the Raurimus. After a thorough search with no result, Whakatane Rescue II was stood down and returned to base.