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"There is little better than a day out on the water. Whether it's a gentle sail, a blast up the coast, lines over the side, a dive to explore the bottom, or a get together with mates....
...there is little worse than finding yourself in trouble in that patch of paradise, wishing that you knew more, or that your family or crew could get you and your boat safely back to shore if ever they had to."
Coastguard looks out for the safety of every person who goes to sea off our coast or enjoys any of the region's harbours, or beaches.
Coastguard Mana was tasked by Police to recover a broken down vessel with three people on board from Ohau Point, south of Makara Beach. When CRV Trust Porirua Rescue arrived on scene it was discovered that two of the people had already been returned by another vessel to Mana marina. The remaining person was towed back to Mana.
The vessel was a 17ft runabout that had experienced mechanical failure.
A 5m runabout with battery fault was reported to Coastguard Mana as anchored just north of Mana Island.
Located vessel with 2 people on board with PFD's and hand held radio (no flares, no torch, no GPS) drifting almost 4NM north of their reported location.
Initially flat battery - jump started & headed to Paremata boat ramp - motor died opposite Hongeka Bay - run out of fuel - boat taken under tow @ 2025.
A float plane was having difficulty taxiing to the jetty in high winds inside Porirua Harbour. The pilot contacted the Fire Service to request standby assistance and they contacted Coastguard Mana for on-water assistance in case there were any difficulties with getting to the jetty safely.
Incident Management Team members from Coastguard Mana and the local fire crew attended from the shore.
The plane safely taxied to the intended jetty and no further assistance was required.
Police requested standby support for person in the water in the channel near the Sea Scouts building.
IMT support with throw bag and rescue tube.
Stood down before getting to scene.
Coastguard Mana are currently on standby for tasking by Police to resume the search for the missing swimmer at Titahi Bay, and/or support other operations such as the Police dive squad.
Update: We were eventually stood down at the end of day 3 with no further assistance required. The Police dive squad and Titahi Bay Lifesaving Club continued the search with nothing found.
The search for the missing swimmer at Titahi Bay resumed at 0800 on Sunday morning. A large search was performed by Coastguard Mana's vessels Trust Porirua Rescue and CRV Pelorus. Shoreline searches were performed around the whole of Mana Island and all the way down the West coast as far as Makara Beach, while Titahi Bay Surf Lifesaving Club covered the shoreline and immediate area around Titahi Bay.
Sea conditions were very rough with 1-2m waves and up to 30 knots of NW wind (slightly less than the previous day).
Coastguard Mana was tasked to search for a missing swimmer at Titahi Bay after a group of swimmers were caught in a rip. Emergency services responded to reports of a group of four swimmers in trouble at about 4pm. Most of the group were rescued but one was still unaccounted for.
Assisted a Cavilier 45', 18 tonne, yacht with mechanical problems off Mana Island to get to safe mooring. Vessel located and towed to mooring behind Mana Island. Moored off and mechanic taken on board the following morning of 29/12. Engine successfully started. No further support required.
Actual time (5 hrs) was split across two days, but is reported as a single block here.
Assisting the Harbour Master and the owners of two yachts that had swung onto each other and become entangled on their swing moorings by the bridges at Mana. The dinghy davits on one vessel had caught on the stays of another and they were pushing against each other in the strong current.
Both vessels moved under the guidance of the Harbour Master and owners.
The local waka club held it's annual long harbour races. This consisded of three races for single, double and six person waka both inside and outside the harbour.
Mana Coastguard provided both vessels to escort the fleet along with other recue craft from the surf life saving club and Waka club.
