Motutapu Island. Photo / Dean Purcell
Two people were rescued from the water after police received reports of a sinking boat near Motutapu Island.
Police were alerted to the incident about 2pm today.
“Eagle responded and located two people in the water, a member of the public took the two out of the water,” a police spokesman said.
No one was injured and the two people were transported back to shore.
Motutapu is an island in the Hauraki Gulf to the northeast of Auckland.
Meanwhile, a yacht collision occured in Parua Bay, Whangārei on Sunday June 11 at a regatta.
Chief Fire Officer at Whangārei Heads Volunteer Fire Brigade Paul Macdonald said they attended the incident around 1.30 pm.
One person received a minor head injury.
One yacht which was taking on water was pulled to shore, and the other received only minor damage.
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