grantmc 59 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 See this Stuff article. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Sounds dramatic. 2 adults, 4 kids, full mayday at 4:50 am, at the Mokohinau's. 3 rescue helicopters, Coastguard boat(s), Navy inshore patrol ship, POAL Pilot launch and a couple of container ships responded. CG said the rescue was aided by the boat doing everything right, including setting off a locator beacon. No mention of the use of foil sheets though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grantmc 59 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Fantastic result. Could so easily have been a tragedy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tillsbury 5 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Good result, but why? Doesn't show that much wind up there, nor sea state. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 From the photos it's definitely sunk. Pure speculation, but you'd have to guess they've hit something, either a nav error and they've hit the mokes, or maybe ufo strike? These things happen I guess, good to see they were on to it enough to make sure it ended with everyone on board safe and sound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 So much for unsinkable mulithulls... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 yeh- that's what I was thihnking - must have torn the bottom out of both hulls - or it was horribly overloaded. Any recognise the boat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I wonder.....Simpson rock on the way to the mokes is a bit sneaky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Looks like a prout or similar design Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,586 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Profit. We were talking to the kids on the dock yesterday. All excited about their holiday at GB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beccara 25 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Sad outcome, local or international? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Profit. We were talking to the kids on the dock yesterday. All excited about their holiday at GB Is that a Club boat BP? I saw people getting organised on a cat on Tuesday in the river, now you mention it the boat looks very similar to the one in the photo. Mooring is on the far side of the river opposite the upstream dinghy pontoon. Hope the kids aren't traumatised. They could either see it as an amazing adventure with great stories to tell their school mates at the end of the holidays, or they are scared silly and put off boating for life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/355564/six-people-rescued-from-sinking-yacht Some more details here. 30 foot cat, hit rocks while on route from Whangaparaoa to Great Barrier. All got into a dinghy and made it to shore before being rescued by helicopter. Will be interested to know the actual location. The Mokes isn't between Whangaparaoa and GB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 strange to be moving at that time of day with family,4.50am,wondering did they get a wind shift and anchorage became unattendable so decided to move? Good outcome all were rescued. Owner/Skipper must confident with emergency procedures Bit of confusion over the news stories,1st one has it off whangarei at the mokes, 2nd article heading Whangaparoa to Gt barrier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,586 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Fish. Yes straight across the river from the dinghy ramp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 strange to be moving at that time of day with family,4.50am, Not really, young kids get bored easily on long passages. If I were taking the family to Barrier I'd night sail over while the kids slept (that said, I'd expect to be in and parked before 4:30 am). It's also fairly normal for 'Dad' to get up early and get underway before dawn so as to arrive in cool new anchorage mid morning for the kids to explore during the day. But yes, bit of confusion over where this actually occurred. They got in a dinghy and were rescue off some sort of land, the photos show reasonable pieces of land... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not really, young kids get bored easily on long passages. If I were taking the family to Barrier I'd night sail over while the kids slept (that said, I'd expect to be in and parked before 4:30 am). It's also fairly normal for 'Dad' to get up early and get underway before dawn so as to arrive in cool new anchorage mid morning for the kids to explore during the day. But yes, bit of confusion over where this actually occurred. They got in a dinghy and were rescue off some sort of land, the photos show reasonable pieces of land... my early take offs were day break not in the dark unless it hit the fan and had to move. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I presumed they planned a day at the Mokes on the way to GB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/355564/six-people-rescued-from-sinking-yacht Some more details here. 30 foot cat, hit rocks while on route from Whangaparaoa to Great Barrier. All got into a dinghy and made it to shore before being rescued by helicopter. Will be interested to know the actual location. The Mokes isn't between Whangaparaoa and GB. That article fits the usual level of accuracy we've come to expect. Little Barrier has been upgraded according to the photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 yeh - wondererd if there was a massive e/quake that we all missed! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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