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Guilty captain to remain a free man

The captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia may remain a free man - for now - despite being found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Body found in search for missing diver

Police divers searching for a woman who did not surface from a crayfish dive at the weekend have found a body.

Captain could get 26 years

Three years after he crashed the Costa Concordia, former captain Francesco Schettino will learn this week if he is to spend most of his remaining years in prison.

Family flee rogue yacht

"Who would leave a boat on autopilot in a harbour packed with boats fishing?" Police confirm an investigation into a yacht that knocked a man unconscious.

Man struck by yacht, seriously injured

A man was seriously injured in a boating accident south of Motuhie Island in the Hauraki Gulf this afternoon.

Four commissioners appointed for Rena wreck decision

Four commissioners have been appointed to decide whether a resource consent should be granted allowing part of the Rena wreck to remain on Astrolabe Reef.

Mother, son recovering after rescue

A mother and her son who were swept out to sea at a Hawkes Bay beach have been discharged from hospital and are back home recovering.

Hero retiree saves mother and son

When Ian Waterson saw a mother and her child being swept out to sea he ran outside, jumped onto his 4WD farmbike and drove straight into the ocean.

'We are hoping for a miracle'

Family of missing swimmer hold vigil at Auckland beach as rescuers search coastline.

New search for missing swimmer

A second search has been carried out at daybreak for a man missing off O'Neills Bay on Auckland's west coast.

Fishermen's lucky escape after boat capsize

Three exhausted Gisborne men are lucky to be alive after the boat they were in overturned and they spent three hours in the sea in Poverty Bay before a chance rescue by a passing vessel.

'We want to know' what caused crash

A Queenstown jet-boat operator says trying to find out how one of its boats hit a rock, injuring six tourists, is proving 'frustrating'.

Auckland boatie found treading water

A 57-year-old Auckland man who spent a night at sea with no life jacket, lights or radio after experiencing engine trouble is among a number of boaties chancing it on the water.

Girl in hospital after jetboat crash

A 12-year-old girl remains in hospital following a jetboat crash near Queenstown yesterday.

Kayaker clung to buoy as daughter swam for help

A kayaker who found herself in trouble clung onto a buoy as her daughter made it to shore and raised the alarm.

Ill-equipped boatie spends night at sea

The Coastguard and police are unimpressed with an ill-equipped boatie rescued today after going missing in a small boat.