Missing mariner David Atkinson has been found, after six months out of contact with the justice system.
He faces charges over the 2019 grounding of a fishing trawler at a Christchurch beach.
He was arrested this week on a warrant that had been issued by Christchurch District Court Judge Michael Crosbie and made an appearance in the Napier District Court on Wednesday afternoon.
The court remanded him to appear in the Hastings District Court on May 3.