A salvage operation of a luxury cruiser beached in the Hauraki Gulf for five days is due to begin this afternoon.
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.
![The vessel is a 15.5-metre Riviera luxury motor yacht. Photo / Brett Phibbs](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZIGN6PTVXRGAV4IBLXGR4H2M4Q.jpg?auth=a790fc8020fe9037e47b0b8a0a3c263344078d01a2d853ac37cf68f1d1c80d36&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The boat has not budged in more than five days now, but a spokesman for Auckland's harbourmaster said the vessel was not moving or leaking oil so it wasn't causing any issues.