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Auckland (NZ) Westpac Rescue Helicopter Saves Four Sailors After Having to Abandon Ship

By Sandy Parks · On June 21, 2019

The four crew aboard the 46-foot sailboat, Squander were on their way to Tonga when they ran into bad weather. The crew suffered rig damage and then began to run out of fuel. Using their emergency beacon they issued a distress call which was monitored by Rescue Coordination Centre NZ which then called out two rescue helicopters. From the NZ Herald, Read More

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