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More survivors recovered in ferry rescue
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 10:19 am | Maritime New Zealand
Fifty-two survivors have now been recovered following the sinking of the inter-island ferry Princess Ashika, near Nuku’alofa, Tonga, late yesterday. More >>
Update on Nuku’alofa ferry rescue
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 10:16 am | Maritime New Zealand
A Royal New Zealand Airforce (RNZAF) Orion has joined the search for survivors following the sinking of the inter-island ferry Princess Ashika, carrying 75 people near Nuku’alofa, Tonga, late yesterday. Three vessels, including the Tongan Navy vessel, the Pangai, ... More >>
French warship rescues family
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 9:48 am | Maritime New Zealand
The French Navy and Royal New Zealand Airforce (RNZAF) have joined forces to rescue a family of eight from their stricken yacht 203 nautical miles (375km) north of North Cape. More >>
RCCNZ coordinates yacht rescue
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 10:30 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) is coordinating a search and rescue for a yacht believed to be in difficulty 200 nautical miles off the coast of New Zealand More >>
Italian sailors rescued
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 10:07 am | Maritime New Zealand
Two Italian sailors stranded on their yacht midway between New Zealand and Chile were rescued by oil tanker Hellespont Trooper at 8.30 this morning. Father and son Pietro Fresi, 64 and Vittorio Fresi, 34, have been awaiting rescue since their mayday ... More >>
Italian yacht rescue underway
Monday, 6 April 2009, 2:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is coordinating the rescue of two Italian sailors more than 2,000 nautical miles east of New Zealand. More >>
Old beacons spark costly search
Monday, 16 March 2009, 3:35 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Rescue agencies are urging people dumping their old emergency beacons to remove the batteries first, after two active beacons left at rubbish tips in Wellington and Queenstown sparked costly helicopter searches over the weekend. More >>
Microlight wreckage found
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:22 am | Maritime New Zealand
Rescue teams searching for two men missing after a microlight crash in Abel Tasman National Park have this morning found two bodies in the wreckage of the aircraft. More >>
Search continues for missing Microlight
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:15 am | Maritime New Zealand
A search will continue this morning for two people missing after an airborne XPS microlight plane failed to return from a sight-seeing flight yesterday afternoon. More >>
Search For A Missing Crewman Suspended
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 11:57 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) was earlier today advised by the Japanese Coastguard that a 31-year-old Japanese national had fallen overboard from the whaling vessel Kyoshin Maru No.2. More >>
Missing Boat Found
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 2:06 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The runabout missing in the Bay of Plenty has been located by a rescue helicopter approximately five kilometres to the west of Motiti Island and 15 kilometres north of Tauranga. More >>
Text Message Believed To Be From Missing Vessel
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 12:59 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Family members of a group of people missing in a boat off the Tauranga coast have reported receiving a second text message this morning from those on board seeking help. More >>
Search Continuing For Missing Vessel
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 12:40 pm | Maritime New Zealand
An aerial search overnight has failed to locate the five occupants of an 18 foot boat missing off the Tauranga coast since yesterday. More >>
Orion To Search For Missing Vessel
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 11:28 am | Maritime New Zealand
A Royal New Zealand Airforce P3 Orion is to spend the night searching for the occupants of a boat reported missing off the Tauranga coast earlier today. More >>
Skipper convicted over Anzac Day boating tragedy
Monday, 24 November 2008, 1:29 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The conviction of an Auckland boatie who failed to check his craft was seaworthy before embarking on an ill-fated family boating trip highlights the need for all skippers to conduct pre-launch safety checks, says Maritime New Zealand (MNZ). More >>
River Rescue Training Workshop
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 1:40 pm | Maritime New Zealand
A river rescue training workshop focusing on safety within the river boarding and sledging industry will be held in Queenstown this weekend (22-23 November). More >>
Wanaka search and rescue update
Sunday, 2 November 2008, 8:10 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Aerial, water and shoreline searches are continuing on and around Lake Wanaka for missing helicopter pilot Morgan Saxton. More >>
Search and Rescue Exercise tests response agencies
Sunday, 14 September 2008, 1:23 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The organisers of a live Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) held in the Wellington Harbour area today say the operation was a valuable experience for everyone involved in marine safety. More >>
Inter-agency Search and Rescue exercise planned
Monday, 8 September 2008, 4:08 pm | Maritime New Zealand
A live inter-agency rescue exercise (SAREX) to be held on Saturday 13 September 2008 is one of the most significant maritime exercises to be held in the Wellington area during the last decade. More >>
Search for men missing off Tongan coast suspended
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 9:26 am | Maritime New Zealand
A search for two men missing at sea off the coast of Tonga since Friday 29 August has been suspended by the Rescue Coordination Centre of New Zealand (RCCNZ), in consultation with the Tongan Authorities. More >>
