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Three killed in cruise crash

Shipping executive arrested at ferry sinking inquiry

Ferry captain out on bail

Politicians pass buck on ferry

Teen shipwrecked off Brazilian coast

An Auckland teenager spent 18 hours clinging to a liferaft off the coast of Brazil after her ship capsized.

Kiwi among people saved from Canadian ship

A New Zealander was one of 64 people rescued from a Canadian sailing ship, filled with high school and university students, that sunk off the coast of Brazil.

Tongan official in tears

Two leap for their lives from burning boat

Two people were rescued after leaping into the water from a burning launch off Mayor Island in the Bay of Plenty today.

Yacht stranded on rocks in Sounds

Sea Shepherd keeps up protest pressure

Man drowns in harbour

One fisherman drowned and three others spent hours clinging to their boat after it capsized in the mouth of the Manukau Harbour.

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Lucky ocean crash

NZ trimaran hit by Japanese whaler - report

The crew of a NZ trimaran harassing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean had to be rescued after their boat was allegedly rammed and sunk by a Japanese ship, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says.

Four rescued after yacht sinks

Lifesavers plead for care as death toll rises

Surf lifesavers are pleading with the public to take care in the water after a spate of drownings.

Granddad dies saving kids from vicious rip

A notoriously dangerous stretch of Northland beach has claimed the life of an Auckland man trying to pull his grandchildren from a rip.