Exclusive: Widow's heartfelt message to Enchanter sinking survivors - and plea for captain
Richard Bright, 63, was one of five men who died after the Enchanter capsized.
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He was on a dream fishing trip when tragedy struck.
Enchanter skipper convicted of 2009 Maritime NZ charge
Lance Goodhew was one of four fishing vessel charter operators fined in 2009.
Enchanter tragedy: Inside the 'fishing trip of a lifetime' that cost five lives
On any other occasion, Enchanter would have survived the night.
Enchanter tragedy: 'You would never forget something like that'; inquiry well under way
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'It was pretty huge what he did for me' - friend of Enchanter tragedy victim
Photographer who Richard Bright helped through divorce pays tribute.
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All five men who died in the boating tragedy have been named.
Enchanter tragedy: Final missing body found
It is understood the body was found inside the sunken vessel's hull.
Enchanter tragedy: Mates returned to Three Kings to fulfil fishing dream
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The sinking of the Enchanter tore through its home port of Mangonui.
Watch: Wreck of sunken fishing boat Enchanter shown in new footage
The footage was shot from a helicopter involved in the rescue.
Boat tragedy: Search to resume tomorrow; still one person 'unaccounted for'
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Fishing tragedy: Skipper's call to land an hour before losing signal
A protection order has been placed on all debris of the charter boat Enchanter.
Boat tragedy: Sunken vessel Enchanter travelled to some of NZ's best offshore fishing locations
Enchanter set off a distress signal just after 8pm.
Three dead, two missing, five rescued after fishing charter sinks off North Cape
A distress beacon was set off just after 8pm on Sunday night.
Spectacular marina explosion destroys motor boat, fire damages five others
Witness describes seeing two men running "hard out" after the blast.
Massive cargo ship carrying luxury cars sinks in mid-Atlantic
The ship may have been carrying more than 4000 cars from Germany to the US when it sank.
Boat sinks after catching fire off Wellington's south coast
Emergency services received reports of the fire just before midday.
'These people could have died': Bad boaties fined
Tragedy narrowly avoided by boaties who took passenger out in unsafe conditions.
Skipper fined for failing to report severed fingers
Skipper fined for failing to abide by obligations to report serious workplace accident.
Tairua Bar tragedy: Family 'inundated' with support
In a statement from police, the family thanked everyone who helped during the incident.
Children in Tairua Bar boating tragedy wake from comas
Two children badly injured when their boat overturned near Tairua face a long recovery.
Tairua bar tragedy: Man dies after boat flips
The man was flown to hospital yesterday after the second incident at the bar this week.
Man resuscitated twice on beach after boat flips in Coromandel
Paramedics and lifeguards resuscitated a man twice on the beach at a holiday hotspot.
Lucky escape as boat flips at 'treacherous' Tairua bar
Coastguard says it was low tide at the time the boat capsized.
Mystery jet-ski hero saves boaties tipped on Raglan Bar
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'Sorely missed': Wellington kayaker Jack Skellett mourned
Jack Skellett is being mourned by his former football club and university colleagues.
Crewman admits leaving vessel's bridge before collision
Crewman left bridge to make some food and wake skipper.
Police name men who died in Bluff boating tragedy
Police have named the two men that died in Friday's boating incident in Bluff Harbour.
'I heard my vertebrae breaking': Tourism operator fined $200k after employee's fall
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Manukau Harbour tragedy: Boaties criticise Coastguard response
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Off-duty officer helps Eagle crew save fisherman swept off rocks near Bethells Beach
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Kiri Gillespie: Rena response could have and should have been better
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