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Minister slams Navy for 'embarrassing' collision
TVNZ
Coastguard received a mayday call at 7am after the VIP Barge hit rocks off the Tutakaka coast. It began to sink within minutes. Four Navy personnel on board managed to get on to a support barge and the stricken vessel was towed ashore.
MP demands answers after naval ship grounding3News NZ

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New Aircraft Increases SAR Capability
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The addition of a new Air Patrol aircraft to Coastguard Northern Region's rescue fleet will substantially increase the organisation's search and rescue capabilities. Coastguard Air Patrol, a Cessna C182T, will be the only aircraft in the Auckland ...

Stuff.co.nz
Minister embarrassed by navy boat crash
Stuff.co.nz
Coastguard duty officer Tony Winyard said they also picked up the mayday . "It was a distress call," he said, but also agreed it was quickly resolved. He had no idea why the vessel hit the rocks. "Tutukaka harbour is well-chartered and the charts on ...

Stuff.co.nz
Navy boat hits reef returning from Waitangi
TVNZ
Coastguard received a mayday call at 7am after the VIP Barge hit rocks off the Tutakaka coast, and within minutes began sinking. Navy spokesperson, Commander John Crighton said the vessel left Tutukaka Marina at 6.15am and hit the reef at 6.45am.
MP demands answers after naval ship grounding3News NZ
Minister embarrassed by navy boat crashSouthland Times

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Aircraft boosts northern coastguard's reach
Voxy
The addition of a new Air Patrol aircraft to Coastguard Northern Region's rescue fleet will substantially increase the organisation's search and rescue capabilities. Coastguard Air Patrol, a Cessna C182T, will be the only aircraft in the Auckland ...

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Navy boat hits rocks returning from Waitangi
TVNZ
Coastguard received a mayday call at 7am after the VIP Barge hit rocks off the Tutakaka coast, and within minutes began sinking. Navy spokesperson, Commander John Crighton said the vessel left Tutukaka Marina at 6.15am and hit the reef at 6.45am.

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The Dominion Post
Festival of the Elements a melting pot of colour and cultures
The Dominion Post
Joshua Prescott is all concentration as he puts creation together with a glue gun in the Kapi-Mana Art Action area. Trash Palace general manager Elizabeth Coluzzi takes it easy at the Festival of the Elements on Waitangi Day. At the Mana Coastguard ...

The Dominion Post
Festival of the Elements a melting pot of colour and cultures
The Dominion Post
At the Mana Coastguard display are Rachel Potter, Eddy and Charlie Rudkin, and Carolyn Jamieson. Atafu Tokelauan Community dancers at the Festival of the Elements on Waitangi Day. There were plenty of colourful and curious stalls at the Festival of the ...

Rocket cargo on ship that rips through bridge
Stuff.co.nz
The Coast Guard today (NZ time) allowed the Delta Mariner to move away from the damaged bridge so that debris, including twisted steel and roadway, could be cleared from the boat's bow. The five-storey tall ship struck the bridge on the Tennessee River ...

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Boston.com
At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic
Marlborough Express
The US Coast Guard sent three helicopters and a cutter to the shipwreck area on Saturday at the request of Dominican authorities, Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said. "They did locate a couple of bodies that were recovered by Dominican ...
11 dead as Dominican migrant boat capsizesMSN NZ News

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At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic
Stuff.co.nz
The US Coast Guard sent three helicopters and a cutter to the shipwreck area on Saturday at the request of Dominican authorities, Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said. "They did locate a couple of bodies that were recovered by Dominican ...

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Diver in hospital after rescue near Raglan
Stuff.co.nz
The 46-year-old was rescued by members of the public after he began to struggle near Jackson's Reef, a Coastguard spokeswoman said. The diver was brought to shore at Manu Bay, in Raglan, around 2pm, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to ...

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Ferry runs aground in Italy snow storm
MSN NZ News
Coastguard spokesman Carnine Albano said the accident, which tore a 25-metre hole in the ship's side above the waterline, was caused after the vessel was buffeted by a violent snow storm from the northeast.

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Man dies after being attacked by swarm of wasps
Radio New Zealand
A rescue helicopter was dispatched from Wellington but had to turn back due to bad weather. Paramedics from Blenheim were taken to the scene by the Picton Coast Guard but the man had died by the time they arrived at 11.30am.

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PAKISTAN: Fishermen treated as prisoners of war
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of Pakistan is responsible for the arrest of Indian fishermen when they reportedly enter Pakistani waters while for India, the Coast Guard, Border Security Force (BSF), Customs or the Indian navy does the same to ...

Radio New Zealand International
New Zealand crew members charged over alleged Sanford oil spill
Radio New Zealand International
The San Nikunau was detained last year in American Samoa by the US Coast Guard for allegedly discharging oily bilge into the waters of the territory. James Pogue and Rolando Ong Vano have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the ...

Outrage over money box theft
Manawatu Standard
Coastguard volunteer Jacqui Lewis is outraged that "some maggot" has stolen a money box being used to raise cash for a new $430000 boat for the Manawatu service. The transparent, acrylic money box was missed yesterday afternoon from Pikes furniture ...

3News NZ
Costa Concordia: Treasure hunter's paradise
3News NZ
So any treasure seekers would be breaking the law and subject to arrest - and the looted objects subject to seizure, the Coast Guard said. The ship ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio after the captain, Francesco Schettino, veered from his ...

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Kids' toys a danger at sea
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Coastguard responded to three incidents where people were blown out to sea while using the devices last week. Howick Coastguard responded to a call after two children in an inflatable toy boat were blown off shore from Maraetai Beach.

Freighter ship sinks off Turkey's coast
New Zealand Herald
Turkish Coast Guard boats were searching for nine crew members after a Cambodia-flagged freighter ship sank in stormy seas off Turkey's Black Sea coast, officials said. The ship "Vera" was sailing to Turkey's Aliaga port from Russia when it sank off ...

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