Luxury cruiser stuck in Hauraki Gulf looted while stranded on rocks 28 Dec, 2020 11:01 PM 3 minutes to read 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.