Emergency Services / December 2020
January 2021 | November 2020-
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Op White Lighning
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Thu, 31/12/2020 - 12:45 - 16:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 26 17" boat had gearbox problem, would not drive.Called CG for assistance. MR1 responded and located and recovered the vessel.Initial reports had location as Hunter Bank, Located at Tarapunga Shoal 4Nm to the North Vessel Details Length: 6.50m Resources Attendees: CMFF GregoryJeames Jake espi NZ Tuatara Trevor Farmer warwick.bayne
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- Tagged as:
- tuatara
-40.88731, 174.804665
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Launch broken off pole moorings
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sun, 27/12/2020 - 18:00 - 20:45 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 0 Total Volunteer Hours: 11 A small launch on the pole moorings broke its stern line and drifted around on its bow line and wedged itself between the pole and the yacht moored in front of it. We were asked by the pole mooring manager to assist with getting it back on its mooring so that it didn't damage the yacht. MR1 was used to push it around and secure it back in place. Also assisted the Mana Marina manager to recover the turning bouys from outside the entrance that had broken away. Vessel Details Length: 10.00m Resources Attendees: CMFF Jake_Presling Mark Presling Neil Cornwell CRV's Used: Mana Rescue 1 read more
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- Automatically tagged as:
- boating
- emergency-services
- kapiti
-41.106348, 174.859137
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15m Yacht with broken rudder
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 26/12/2020 - 09:10 - 16:00 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 75 A 15m yacht broke its rudder approximately 2NM west of Mana Island whilst crossing to the South Island. MR1 was tasked by Police to tow them home. By the time we got to them the wind had got up to 25-35kts and they had drifted 7NM west of Mana Island. We towed them back in challenging conditions and put them at anchor just outside the Mana bar, as they were unable to cross it at low tide. Vessel Details Length: 15.00m Resources Attendees: Devine bvinnell Carl Nixon CMFF Jake_Presling Mark Presling Neil Cornwell espi Stevensea Trevor Burgess zanebublitz CRV's Used: Mana Rescue 1
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- Automatically tagged as:
- boating
- emergency-services
- kapiti
-41.083484, 174.598286
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Op unlit yacht 17122020
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Thu, 17/12/2020 - 21:45 - 22:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 4 MR1 out training and approached by a boating in on the leads, reporting an unlit yacht anchored in the our navigation leads. they did not see the yacht and nearly hit it. MR1 went out and the located the yacht and the owener turned on the mast head light Vessel Details Length: 10.00m Resources Attendees: Mobiinz CMFF GregoryJeames Jason Hall Trevor Farmer warwick.bayne
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- Automatically tagged as:
- boating
- emergency-services
- kapiti
-41.089326, 174.854794
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Celebrating Melby, a loyal supporter
- Wellington Free Ambulance
- For more than 40 years, Melby donated so much of his time to supporting the work we do, including fundraising collections with many of his local groups. This allowed us to be here for him and so many others across Wellington and Wairarapa. Unfortunately Melby passed away on 15 May 2020. He was 96.
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- Tagged as:
- obituaries
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