Maritime Emergency?
Dial 111 and ask for Police
"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.
Callout alert from MRC for a vessel min Onehunga Bay needing a tow into nthe harbour.
MOC radio were making "all stations" calls and another vessel has undertaken the tow.
assistance call for tow to mana due to fuel problem. Mana crew called to base, contact made with the casualty who confirmed that they had started their engine and were safe to travel home. Requested that they contact MRC when at Mana to close out their incident Mana crew stood down
Boat had fuel problems on leaving the harbour, anchored and waited for assistance
5.6 Metre Osprey with no fuel (engine management system readings faulty)
Crew anchored and called for assistance
MR1 responded with emergency fuel container
Problem resolved with 20 litres.
MR1 shadowed the Osprey back to Plimmerton
A jetski with 3 POB towing a ski biscuit ingested the rope into the impellor. MR2 was dispatched to tow them home from Onehunga Bay.
8 metre white poimnter broken down, towed back to Mana
Whilst searching for a vessel that had broken down with 4 pob and requested a tow home as a non-member we discovered another one that had broken down on "the bridge" near Mana Island. We marked their location and told them we would be back for them once we had located the first vessel.
We found the first vessel under tow by someone else coming back into the channel. After confirming that it was them and that they no longer required our assistance (a non-member tow that would have cost them money) we returned to the second vessel.
Police activated CG Mana for a swimmer reported missing in Titahi Bay. MR1 with 5 x crew responded Sea conditions were very rough and confused, wind gusting 45 knots, breaking seas of 2.5-3.5 metres in the navigation channel and the route to Titahi Bay.
A call was made to CG Mana base to not send MR2 on the tasks as the seas were to dangerous for the smaller CRV. MR1 carried out a barrier patrol and creeping line search of the S.A.D area.
Nothing was located Search was called off by Police. There have been no reports of anyone missing
Big Ben a 6 metre vessel broke down at Pipinui point after a fishing & diving excursion. Engine would not start. "Sea Patrol" vessel assisted on scene and supplied fuel but engine still would not fire (unknown problem) Big Ben was at anchor and Sea Patrol stood off in support with their tender in the water. MR1 was sent to the scene and started the recovery actions. Big Bens crew was split with 4 on MR1 and 4 remaining on board. Big Ben was towed back to Mana Marina
Wellington Maritime Police required assistance to get out to the pole moorings to make contact with someone. MR1 was dispatched with a crew to take them out there.
