Scoop  Politics

Crew of Fishing Boat Located by Orion

An Air Force Orion has located a liferaft with three crewmembers from a fishing boat that caught fire 180km northwest of Cape Reinga in the early hours of this morning.

San Rocelle.

The Orion was sent to look for the crew by the Rescue Coordination Centre following a distress call from the vessel at 4:00am.

With the liferaft now located, an Auckland Westpac Rescue helicopter has been sent to rescue the crew and is expected to reach the liferaft at approximately 10:00am.

In the meantime, the Orion will remain overhead to monitor the crew and the subsequent rescue operation.

RCCNZ Search and Rescue Officer John Ashby says that, fortunately, the weather conditions are reasonable with 10-knot southerly winds and swell of one metre.

© Scoop Media

 

Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines

Gordon Campbell: On Budget 2022

At base, the political biffo back and forth on the merits of Budget 2022 comes down to only one thing. Who is the better manager of the economy and better steward of social wellbeing – National or Labour? In its own quiet way, the Treasury has buried a fascinating answer to the “who’s best at running an economy during a crisis?” question, at page 57 of the Fiscal Strategy section...
More>>