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Missing man presumed drowned

Injured boaties had only burning rope to cling to

Drowned man yet to be identified

Police are following up leads to identify a man who drowned in the sea off the suburb of Island Bay in Wellington yesterday.

Explosion badly burns boatie

A coastguard veteran suffered serious burns and a broken jaw in an explosion on his boat at the weekend.

Waters take three lives

Diver run over by a glass-bottomed boat

Caught out by rock

One seriously injured in boat fire

One dead, one hurt in Doubtful Sound boating accident

A 33-year-old man has died and another man is seriously injured after a boating incident in Fiordland this morning.

Restorative justice for teens charged in jetski death

Guilty pleas indicated over jetski crash

Wellington ferry running restricted services today

Wellington's East by West ferry will run restricted services today after one of its ferries was hit by a large wave yesterday morning.

Student flees Christchurch only to be stranded on ferry (+ video, photos)

A student who moved to Wellington to escape earthquake devastation in Christchurch was among those trapped in a ferry as it was struck by wild seas this morning.

Wellington ferry struck by wild seas

The East by West Dominion Post ferry was hit by huge waves in Wellington Harbour where students and crew became trapped.

Ferry passengers safe

Commuters on a ferry have been rescued in Wellington Harbour this morning, after a large wave was believed to have knocked one person overboard in Worser Bay.

Woman seriously injured after rogue wave hits boat