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Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 9

Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 9:27 am | Maritime New Zealand

DATE: 19 June 2012 TIME: 9.15am Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 9 Sixteen searchers have today been put ashore to make a land-based search of the island of Late, west of Vava’u, Tonga, for two men missing since their yacht, Navillus , ... More >>

Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 8

Monday, 18 June 2012, 1:05 pm | Maritime New Zealand

DATE: 18 June 2012 TIME: 1pm Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 8 More >>

RCCNZ update - search off Tonga: Sunday

Sunday, 17 June 2012, 7:03 pm | Maritime New Zealand

Please note that due to heightened sea states in Tonga, around the islands of Vava’u and Late, the fishing vessel carrying the search party arranged to look for the two missing Australians was not able to reach Late today as planned. Therefore, no searching ... More >>

Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 4

Sunday, 17 June 2012, 1:07 pm | Maritime New Zealand

A land-based search of the island of Late, west of the island of Vava’u, Tonga, for two men missing since their yacht was wrecked on Thursday, will take place tomorrow, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) says. More >>

Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 3

Saturday, 16 June 2012, 6:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand

Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga 3 A second full day of searching has failed to find two men missing since their yacht was wrecked off the island of Late, west of the island of Vava’u, Tonga, on Thursday night. More >>

Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga

Saturday, 16 June 2012, 12:11 pm | Maritime New Zealand

The search will resume today for two men missing after the 50ft yacht Navillus was wrecked off the island of Late, west of the island of Vava’u, Tonga, on Thursday night. More >>

Search for crew from yacht wrecked off Tonga

Friday, 15 June 2012, 4:55 pm | Maritime New Zealand

Searching is underway for two men missing after the 50ft yacht Navillus was wrecked off the island of Late, west of the island of Vava’u, Tonga, on Thursday night. More >>

Rena update #223

Friday, 15 June 2012, 2:44 pm | Maritime New Zealand

Salvage activity this week has focused on the demobilising of equipment after the joint venture salvage partners, Smit and Svitzer, completed the current phase of the salvage operation by recovering all accessible containers, a month ahead of schedule. More >>

Latest Rena Update

Friday, 8 June 2012, 11:59 am | Maritime New Zealand

• Relatively calm weather conditions at the beginning of the week allowed good progress to be made on salvage activities before strong winds later in the week. More >>

Women rescued from snow-bound hut

Thursday, 7 June 2012, 2:22 pm | Maritime New Zealand

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has coordinated the rescue of two women trapped by snow in Christopher Hut in the Ada Valley, near Lewis Pass. Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator John Dickson said the pair activated their ... More >>

RCCNZ coordinates yacht rescue

Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 11:50 am | Maritime New Zealand

The damaged yacht Beau Geste is now safely anchored off Norfolk Island’s capital Kingston, after suffering hull and decking damage 100 nautical miles east of the island while participating in the Auckland to Noumea yacht race Rescue Coordination ... More >>

RCCNZ Coordinates Yacht Rescue

Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 9:23 am | Maritime New Zealand

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is currently coordinating the rescue of 18 people on board a yacht around 100 nautical miles east of Norfolk Island. More >>

Update On Rena Operation

Friday, 1 June 2012, 11:38 am | Maritime New Zealand

· High winds and swell out at the reef this week have caused some disruption to salvage activities, with Smit Borneo forced to remain on standby yesterday. Changes in the conditions this morning are expected to allow Smit Borneo to move closer to ... More >>

New Zealand pair rescued off Fiji after yacht hit reef

Thursday, 31 May 2012, 5:52 pm | Maritime New Zealand

DATE: 31 May 2012 TIME: 3.30pm New Zealand pair rescued off Fiji after yacht hit reef More >>

Mum’s advice pays dividend for rescued tramper

Monday, 28 May 2012, 11:24 am | Maritime New Zealand

A 21-year-old Auckland tramper suffering from hypothermia has been rescued in the Nelson region after setting off the emergency locator beacon his mother insisted he carry. More >>

MNZ welcomes sentencing of Rena officers

Friday, 25 May 2012, 6:26 pm | Maritime New Zealand

The Master and Second Officer of the cargo vessel Rena were today sentenced on a total of 11 charges laid by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) following an investigation into the ship’s grounding on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on 5 October. More >>

Sentencing of Rena Master and Second Officer

Thursday, 24 May 2012, 2:46 pm | Maritime New Zealand

Sentencing of Rena Master and Second Officer • This will take place in the Tauranga District Court tomorrow, beginning at 9am. • Details of the charges the two officers are to be sentenced on are in the MNZ media release issued on 29 February, which ... More >>

Update On Rena Operation

Friday, 18 May 2012, 11:52 am | Maritime New Zealand

Update On Rena Operation Salvage • Rough weather at the reef earlier in the week caused some disruption to salvage activity but salvors resumed work yesterday and made good progress, removing a large number of bundles of aluminium ingots from the ... More >>

Rena Salvage Update

Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:51 am | Maritime New Zealand

• Salvors have made good progress through the week, although operations were suspended yesterday due to heavy swells around the wreck site making salvage activity unsafe. Svitzer advises the weather conditions are expected to be suitable for operations ... More >>

Seafort Holdings Ltd Sentencing

Monday, 7 May 2012, 5:39 pm | Maritime New Zealand

A second high speed vessel operator charged after a passenger received serious back injuries has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court this afternoon, following a prosecution by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ). More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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