Kaikoura boat accident

2022 - 9 - 9

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Two dead and three missing in New Zealand after possible whale ... (The Guardian)

Six people rescued after 11 aboard vessel that overturned off Goose Bay near Kaikoura in South Island.

A number of businesses offer boat trips or helicopter rides so tourists can see whales, dolphins and other sea creatures up close. Mackle said a group of women aged over 50 were on board at the time, and sea conditions were calm. Vanessa Chapman told Stuff she and a group of friends had watched the rescue efforts unfold from Goose Bay, near Kaikoura.

Boat flipped in Kaikōura, people seen sheltering on top (Newshub)

Five people have died after a boat capsized in Goose Bay in Kaikōura on Saturday. It is believed the boat overturned at around 10am after it collided with a ...

'Unprecedented event': Five dead after boat capsizes near Kaikōura ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Five people have died in a boating incident near Goose bay, Kaikoura. Five people are dead following the capsize of a Kaikōura fishing boat holding 11 people ...

By 4pm the boat, previously seen upside down in the water, was being towed to shore. The coastguard boat was there pretty quickly after we arrived – about a minute or so afterwards. This has been a tragic event and the police are providing support to those involved at this very difficult time.” She said it was hard to tell the kind of boat it was – from a distance it just appeared to be a dinghy, but being upside down, it was difficult to see. A second, larger, boat was alongside the capsized boat and a helicopter was flying overhead. "We went back and got a diver, brought them to the scene and then once we had done that, it was taken care of by the coastguard and the police." People gathered on the shore south of Goose Bay to watch the recovery of the boat and await further news. Its owners didn’t want to comment. Pilot Daniel Stevenson was one of the first on the scene and said, "We saw an upturned boat with a fella sitting on top of it and the coastguard arrived shortly afterwards." "We basically went down to have a look and make sure, if there was anybody floating in the water, that we could keep an eye on them until they were able to get a boat alongside and be rescued out of the water. There were no obvious signs of damage and the boat was loaded onto a trailer and taken away by a police ute. It was reported to authorities that the boat had been overturned by a whale.

Five dead after New Zealand boat in suspected impact with whale (Aljazeera.com)

New Zealand's public broadcaster RNZ (Radio New Zealand) reported on Saturday that the boat capsized off Goose Bay near the South Island town of Kaikoura.

Kaikoura’s Mayor Craig Mackle told The Associated Press news agency that the sea was calm at the time of the accident and the assumption was that a whale had surfaced from beneath the boat and flipped it. Six people were rescued. Kaikoura’s mayor said that accident likely the result of a whale that surfaced beneath the boat and caused it to overturn.

Five people die after boat capsized in Kaikoura, New Zealand, with ... (Daily Mail)

Eleven people were on board a charter boat near Kaikoura, on New Zealand's south island when it's believed a whale flipped the 8.5 metre boat around 10am on ...

She said two rescue helicopters and a third local helicopter were circling before two divers jumped out. Humpback and sperm whales are known to frequent the area. She said the person atop the boat was rescued and a second person appeared to have been pulled from the water. The mayor added that he had thought in the past about the possibility of a boat and whale colliding in the area. The other six passengers on board including the skipper were rescued and have been released from hospital after being assessed The other six passengers on board including the skipper were rescued and have been released from hospital after being assessed.

'Incredibly heartbreaking': Five dead after boat capsizes in ... (New Zealand Herald)

Five lives have been lost in a "unprecedented" boating accident off Goose Bay in Kaikōura. Shortly after 10am on Saturday, an 8.5m boat, with 11 people on ...

''So there's just got to be something, sort of a freak of nature, I would have thought. The coastguard arrived shortly afterwards. "Any investigation activity will commence only after rescue/recovery operations have concluded. A reporter on the shore at Goose Bay said at 1.45pm he could see three boats, two of which looked to be Coastguard vessels, and four helicopters in the vicinity of the overturned vessel. "Our thoughts go out to friends and family of the deceased," the coastguard said. We'll be conducting a thorough investigation under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Maritime Transport Act and we'll do everything we can to support NZ police in their investigation." "They jumped into the water out of the helicopter to see if there was anyone trapped inside the vessel," Stevenson said. Just before he arrived, a pleasure craft got to the scene and grabbed the first group of people that were outside the boat and took them back to Kaikoura. "This will be a horrific time for the families and will be felt throughout our close community tonight and years to come," she said. It was difficult to see clearly along the coast due to the large number of seals sprawled along the rocks, she said. A local Kaikōura resident who assisted at the scene said they knew one of the victims - who was connected to their son's school. He said it was an "unprecedented event" which involved a significant response from emergency services and members of the public.