A search has resumed for a New Zealand man who is feared drowned after he jumped into rough seas to save a friend off a beach near Melbourne.

An investigation has been launched into how the interisland ferry Aratere managed to lose a propeller during a Cook Strait crossing last night.

An overcrowded tourist ferry capsized and sank near a popular Thai seaside town, killing six tourists and leaving 200 needing rescue.

A man who spent 119 days lost at sea is urging NZ authorities to continue the hunt for the Nina, saying he's living proof people can survive against the odds.

'When you are someone's lover, no one asks you for a ticket.' A Moldovan dancer testifies at trial that she was with the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia.

A simple error of judgment led to a diving tragedy that claimed the life of Mark McLeod off the coast of Hahei on Sunday.

A man who died at a popular diving spot off the Coromandel Peninsula yesterday was diving with family members at the time.

A teenager who was rescued by two police officers from rough surf at a Hawkes Bay beach has paid tribute to his heroes.

Two police officers who dived into rough surf and formed a human chain to save a 12-year-old boy from drowning are set to receive the force's highest bravery award today.

Editorial: Just as it is foolish to take the weather for granted, so it is unwise to consider the small number of restrictions to be set in stone.

A proposed change to lifejacket laws to make wearing them mandatory in boats smaller than 6m has already proved controversial and split opinion.

The wife of a man who died after being swept off his yacht at the weekend says sailing was his life.

A Nelson father of four who died after being swept off his yacht had 25 years' experience on the water, his friends say.

The extraordinary sight of the Costa Concordia hoisted from its watery grave helped erase the shame many Italians felt over the captain crashing it and doing a runner.

An ice-cold wall of water rose so quickly that expat Suzanne Morris had seconds to escape her Colorado apartment in the middle of the night.

A jacket belonging to a holidaymaker who fell from a boat in Marlborough Sounds early yesterday has been found by searchers.

Hopes are fading for a holidaymaker who fell from a boat in Marlborough Sounds early yesterday.

Shorelines searches are being carried out for a holidaymaker who fell from a boat into the freezing waters of the Marlborough Sounds in the early hours of today.

One person died today when a boat sank on North Lake Mavora near Queenstown. There were three young men on board.

Family of seven missing crew members on board the Nina are convinced they're alive and want the search to begin again, despite no sign of them since June 4.

Searchers are unsure of the source of two plastic containers, found today in the hunt for the missing yacht Nina.

Searchers scouring the Tasman Sea near Norfolk Island for the missing American yacht Nina have come up empty-handed.

Sighting of liferaft similar to one carried by Nina spurs renewed effort to find her and 7 people missing since June.