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In an emergency

1.Wear your lifejackets

2.Activate your distress beacon

3.Switch radio to full power

Call 111 Make a MAYDAY call

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Media releases

VHF radio + float-free distress beacon save Chatham Island cray fishers

Friday, 22 March 2019

Three crew from a Chatham Islands crayfish boat were saved this morning thanks to a float-free EPIRB distress beacon and the VHF radio network.

For the first time: ‘No Excuses’ for Otago boaties

Friday, 8 March 2019

Otago boaties can expect ‘No Excuses’ from the Harbourmaster and Maritime NZ this weekend. The team will be on the water to ensure boaties are wearing life jackets, keeping a safe speed and following the rules.

Person rescued from sea 15 nautical miles east of Tolaga Bay, near Gisborne

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

A man who went overboard from his yacht earlier today was fortunate to be rescued before nightfall. The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) began a search and rescue operation at 2.04 pm today after receiving a MAYDAY call from the yacht.

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