Luxury cruiser stuck in Hauraki Gulf looted while stranded on rocks
28 Dec, 2020 11:01 PM
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Luxury launch run aground off Ladies Bay, St Heliers.
NZ Herald
A luxury vessel was ransacked and looted as it lay stuck on a bed of rocks in the Hauraki Gulf for five days.
Looters stole booze and most of the game-fishing gear which was on board, along with slashing the leather interiors and setting off the fire foam suppression system, sources have told the Herald.
The occupants got into trouble and ran aground on rocks at Achilles Point near the Tāmaki River entrance in east Auckland on Wednesday, December 23.
Successful salvage operation for luxury cruiser that ran aground in Auckland s Hauraki Gulf
28 Dec, 2020 06:04 AM
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Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
A luxury cruiser has been successfully hauled off a bed of rocks it sat beached on in the Hauraki Gulf for five days.
The 15.5-metre Riviera craft, which could be worth upwards of $1 million, got in trouble and ran aground on rocks at Achilles Point near the Tāmaki River entrance in east Auckland on Wednesday, December 23.
Two people had been on the boat and needed to be rescued, but did not need any medical attention.
Million dollar plus launch still stuck on reef off St Heliers 5 days after running aground.
A luxury pleasure boat stranded in the Auckland Harbour for days is due to be salvaged. Plans are underway to move the 15.5-metre Riviera craft after it ran aground on rocks near the Tāmaki River entrance, off St Heliers Beach in Auckland on December 23. Two people were onboard and were rescued, with no injuries reported.
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The launch struck rocks off St Heliers Beach days before Christmas. An Auckland Harbourmaster spokesman said the launch will be salvaged by an insurance company early on Monday evening, after floating on the water for five days.
A luxury launch is no longer beached near the entrance to Auckland s Tamaki River 29 December 2020
Two people needed to be rescued, but nobody was injured.
Holes in the launch were patched and it was pulled off the rocks at high tide yesterday, and towed to Half Moon Bay marina.
Salvage master Nick Lewis acknowledges there had been a clear navigational error.
The boat has been handed over to an insurance company for assessment.