Fishing boat tragedy

New video footage shows the harrowing moments five survivors of the fishing charter vessel Enchanter were rescued in the pitch black of night. Northern Re.

"They had been there once and it was Richard's wish to hook a marlin. He had caught every other form of fish, so this is why he went again this year - to go and get a marlin." New video footage shows the harrowing moments five survivors of the fishing charter vessel Enchanter were rescued in the pitch black of night. The popular fishing charter vessel was out on a five-day trip and was known for taking anglers to some of New Zealand's best offshore fishing spots. Watch: Intense moments Enchanter survivors rescued in pitch black of night Watch: Intense moments Enchanter survivors rescued in pitch black of night

When Greek man Spiros Poros arrived in Cambridge with his New Zealand family he had no friends, but Richard Bright quickly changed that. The two formed an.

It was pretty huge what he did for me, how he stood by me." He had a good heart, a great heart." "He was very generous, he was a very good friend. "Richard meant a lot to me. I couldn't believe it," he said. I was in tears the whole day yesterday.

When Greek man Spiros Poros arrived in Cambridge with his New Zealand family he had no friends, but Richard Bright quickly changed that.

He had a good heart, a great heart." "He was very generous, he was a very good friend. It was pretty huge what he did for me, how he stood by me." "Richard meant a lot to me. I was in tears the whole day yesterday. I couldn't believe it," he said.

Te Awamutu builder Mark Sanders, 43, was one of 10 people on board the charter boat Enchanter when it sank off North Cape.

"He was a good bugger. He told me that before he went - 'the forecast doesn't look good, we might have to come back early'." He wasn't only my son, he was my mate," he said. "He was worried about the forecast for the last day or so that he was fishing. Sanders said he had hoped his son was among the five who survived the ordeal. Sanders said his son told him he might have to cut the fishing trip short because of the poor weather forecast.

Cambridge men Geoffrey James Allen and Mark Keith Walker were on a fishing trip with a group of friends.

“He was just a top bloke. He was a very handy man to have around,” Rick Williams, the general manager of The Oaks Stud, said. He had a terrific work ethic and was a good family man.” Williams said Bright was “larger than life” and raised a lot of money for charities and groups. Bright, a father of two, was the publican of the Group One Turf Bar in Cambridge. “Mike was a good old-fashioned Kiwi. He was honest, reliable and consistent.