Police arrest boatie after shot fired at another vessel in Waitematā Harbour

A man has been taken into custody by police after a shot was fired at occupants of a boat from another vessel in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour.

Police were alerted to reports of a firearm being discharged by a man on a boat in the upper reaches of the harbour, north of Hobsonville Point, at about 9.30am, after reports of a fight on the water.

Inspector Peter Raynes said no injuries were reported but the police Eagle helicopter was sent to scour the harbour for the launch from which the shots were fired.

After the vessel was found, the Armed Offenders Squad was called in and transported across the harbour in one of the Police Maritime Unit’s rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs).

The squad boarded the launch, Raynes said, where they took a man into custody without incident.

“An item of interest has been located onboard which requires further examination,” Raynes said.

“From there, charges will be considered in this matter.”

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