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Indonesian search and rescue crews inspect waters off Padar Island after debris from a sunken tour boat was located in Komodo National Park. // Photo: BASARNAS
Rescue Operations

Komodo boat sinking claims Spanish coach and three children

Spanish coach Fernando Martín and three children died after a tour boat capsized in heavy seas off Komodo’s Padar Island.
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Hunt for Missing Boat and 700kg of Methamphetamine Off Northland Coast

Police and the New Zealand Air Force are intensifying efforts to locate a small boat missing off Northland’s east c...
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Incidents on the water

Boating Accident Near Gisborne: One Airlifted to Hospital After Capsize

A small boat capsized near Tuamotu Island, just off Sponge Bay, Gisborne, yesterday morning, leaving three people stranded in...
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NZDF Senior National Representative, Andrew Brown. Photo credit: NZDF Facebook
Incidents on the water

Manawanui Sinking Update

The recent grounding and sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, has been a tragic event for b...
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Incidents on the water

NZ Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui Sinks off Samoa After Fire and Grounding

A routine mission in the Pacific turned into a disaster for the Royal New Zealand Navy this weekend, as the multi-purpose ves...
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A jetboat hit a submerged rock on the Ōreti River at Mavora, northwest Southland, where on Sunday. (Image is of Kawarau River. Image credit : ClareAMac.)
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Serious Jet Boat Crash on Ōreti River: One Person Hospitalised with Severe Injuries

Southland, New Zealand – A jet boat crash on the Ōreti River in rural Southland on the late afternoon of September 15, 2024, ...
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