Emergency services have completed a multi-agency exercise led by the Police, simulating a marine search and rescue in the Auckland Harbour this morning. Video / Hayden Woodward
The body was recovered by the Police National Dive Squad.
A survivor raised the alarm after the boat sank near Puketutu Island.
A survivor raised the alarm after the boat sank near Puketutu Island.
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Emergency services spent three hours searching for the vessel.
Police earlier said the missing person was one of four on the vessel.
Flight radar shows a rescue helicopter traversing the area.
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A 7m boat with three fishermen onboard was first reported missing yesterday afternoon.
Helicopters carrying out shoreline search, sea too rough to tackle.
'We are doing everything we can to locate the missing vessel.'
The police Eagle helicopter spotted the group in the water at 4.38am.
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Search efforts have included the use of Coastguard, Navy and Police National Dive Squad.
In a matter of seconds, he and his mate were in the water.
The man has been missing for almost a week.
Another boatie was rescued by a passing jet ski.
Police were notified on Monday night that a fisherman was overdue from a day fishing trip.
'We were very lucky to see him ... you couldn't see more than a few metres.'
Boat marooned at the base of a cliff but all five crew rescued by the Coastguard.
Meanwhile, Waikato Regional Council also rescued a grounded vessel.
The pair, which included an elderly man, were left clinging to their upturned dinghy.
A volunteer said the rescue was a case of being in the right place at the right time.
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The 37-year-old man was reported missing around 5.20pm.
The whale became stranded some time before 9pm.
The group of four teenagers were being carried out to sea by a strong current.
The three people were stranded after their 7m boat sank.
Police have renewed their warnings about lifejackets after another near-miss.
The missing person is one of three who got into trouble in the water.