Two rescued from sinking boat near Motutapu Island

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.