Constable Philip Elder News Today

Tony Kelly/Supplied Seaview Marina in Lower Hutt is close to opening 46 new berths with plans for 31 more because of high demand for moorings. Covid-19-related boat buying could be behind the spike in demand. Last week, police rescued a man clinging to a pool noodle from Wellington Harbour after a homemade dinghy sank. Senior Constable Philip Elder​ of the Wellington Police Maritime said at the time police had been encountering more inexperienced boaties, many of whom had redirected their at...

KEVIN STENT/STUFF Officers on the police launch Lady Elizabeth IV plucked a man clinging to a pool noodle from Wellington Harbour on Monday afternoon. (file picture) A man clinging to a pool noodle has been rescued from Wellington Harbour after the homemade dinghy he was in sank. Police were alerted to the situation about midday on Monday when the man’s mate, who had been with him in the boat, struggled 240 metres to shore at Mahanga Bay. The Police Maritime Unit was deployed on the Lady El...