
Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library




Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
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Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
This is a draft list of boats involved in the rescue on 10 April 1968, compiled by Wahine 50 Trustee, John Brown, who skippered the harbour board launch Tiakina.
Boat | First Name | Name | Role | Notes | Current mooring |
Aiwa | J | Lysaght | RPNYC | ||
Altair | Graeme | Moore | RPNYC | ||
Arahina | Doug | Newey | Pilot launch master | ||
Jock | Cain | Engineer | |||
Derek | Varley | Deputy Fire Chief | |||
John Bowman | |||||
Paul Doggett | |||||
2 x Firemen | |||||
Aramoana | Capt Doug | Newey | Harbour Board Pilot | ||
Dodds | |||||
Aramoana LB 1 | John | King | Aramoana 2nd mate | ||
Aramoana LB 2 | Charles Ernest | Graham | Aramoana 1st mate | ||
Ray | Nunns | 4th Engineer | |||
Aramoana LB | Arthur | Elliot | Cook | ||
Eddie | Smith | Motorman | |||
Capella | Penwill James | Moore | 40 ft yacht | Mana | |
Carnatic Lifeboat | |||||
Chinchilla | Chris | Harris | RPNYC | ||
Jack | Harris | RPNYC | |||
Corinthic Lifeboat | |||||
Cuda | Joe | Brown | |||
Cyril | Austin | ||||
Golden Star | Fishing boat | ||||
HMNZS Manga | David Nisbet | Price | Commander until 1500 | ||
John Bernard | Smith | Commander after 1500 | |||
Graham | Brown | Crew from California Star | |||
Jeff | Sayer | ||||
Master | |||||
Bruce | Passmore | Crew from California Star | |||
Michael (Mick) | Betts | Crew from California Star | |||
9 x California Star Crew | |||||
1 x Policeman | |||||
Ho Ho | Fishing boat | ||||
Kokoru | Russell | MacKay | RPNYC | Wellington | |
Steve | Anderton | ||||
2 x crew | |||||
2 x Policeman | |||||
Kotare | E | Broberg | |||
Maru | Malcolm | Yates | |||
Alun | Williams | ||||
Miranda | Bill | Edmunston | |||
Miss Europa | Pat | McIntyre | Worser Bay Surf Club | ||
Worser Bay Surf Club | |||||
Nanette | Jack | Maddever | RPNYC | Waikawa | |
Nereides | Alan | Pain | RPNYC Yacht skipper | Auckland | |
Joan | Ward | Crew | |||
Peter | Ward | Crew | |||
New Fish 1 | Fishing boat | ||||
No name | Garry | Walker | Boat owner | ||
No name | Jim | Toulis | 16 ft boat | ||
No name | Bill | Bell | 16ft boat | ||
No name | Colin | Athea | 16 ft boat | ||
No name | Ted | Colgan | |||
No name | Stephen | Phillips | |||
No name | Dave | Shaw | Fishing boat | ||
No name | Jim | King | Fishing boat Rescued 7 | ||
No name | John | Hair | Fishing boat | ||
No name | John | Sarginson | 17 year old schoolboy | ||
No name | Bruce | Mitchell | 18 yo | ||
No name | Peter | Webster | 17 ft boat | ||
No name | George | Boswell | Seatoun | ||
No name | Stuart | Young | 16 ft boat Swamped | ||
Pelagian | Doug | Catley | RPNYC | ||
Portland | Coastal Scow | ||||
Pugwash ? | Tony | Coard | Small boat Worser Bay | ||
Rangimarie | Rod | Campbell | RPNYC | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Paddy | Cranston | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Jack | Maddox | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Allan | Williams | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Thomas Adrian | Rowe | Airport Fire Boss | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Graham | Harris | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Terry | Kelliher | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Malcolm | Yates | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Ron | Edmonds | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 – inflatable Zodiac | Hank | Duba | Airport Fireman | ||
Rescue 1 | Lawrence | Perry | Ambulance Driver | ||
Rewanui | Gerald Barton | Gibbons | RPNYC Yacht Skipper | Clyde Quay, Wellington | |
John | Gibbons | Crew | |||
Brian | Barraclough | Crew | |||
Brendon | Gilmore | Crew | |||
Ruawaka | George | Fisher | RPNYC | United Kingdom | |
San Antonio | Carl | Muollo | Skipper | Fishing boat | |
San Constanza | Fishing boat | ||||
Saucy Sal | Jack | Cox | (then owner) | Skipper unknown | Clyde Quay, Wellington |
Sea Reaper | George | Gardiner | Fishing boat crew | ||
Seaway | Digby | Foggin | Skipper | Fishing boat | |
Norman | O Connor | Crew | Fishing boat | ||
Seawyf | Trawler | ||||
Shiralee | Hugh | Barton | RPNYC | ||
Southern X LB | |||||
Success | B | Daniels | Scow | ||
Surf Ski | Ken | Mitchell | Worser Bay Surf Club | ||
Surf Ski | Murray | Haxton | Maranui Surf Club | ||
Surf Boat | Christopher Wyn | Billing | Worser Bay Surf Club | ||
Tahi Miranda | Gerry | Devitt | Yacht skipper | Boat swamped in rescue operation. No loss of life. | |
Jack | Lysaht | ||||
Nick | Cass | ||||
Ted | Colgan | ||||
Taioma | |||||
John | Taylor | Tug skipper, Pres. Shipping Union | |||
Bill | Martin | Assisting, Secr. Shipping Union | |||
Les | Barber | Assisting | |||
Stan | Hicks | Tug engineer | |||
Keith (Peter) | Mitchell | Assisting 4th pilot WHB | |||
Gibson | Sandy | Off-duty 3rd mate Wahine | |||
6 x wharfie gang | |||||
Tapuhi | Athol | Olsen | Tug skipper | ||
Maurice | Johnson | Deck hand | |||
Cyril | Sword | Tug pilot | |||
Phil | Thompson | Deck Hand | |||
Austin | Luke | Tug Engineer | |||
Des | Lawler | Deck Hand | |||
Neil | Robertson | Deck Hand | |||
Te Aroha | Scow | ||||
Tiakina | John | Brown | Launch skipper/pilot | Dunedin | |
Bill Galloway | Galloway | Dep Harbour Master | |||
Jack | Rawlinson | ||||
Ian | Feetham | ||||
Lockie | McLean | ||||
Jack | Sellars | ||||
Tina | Barney | Daniel | Small launch | ||
Tirohia | William | McQueen | Victoria University launch | ||
3 x seamen | |||||
2 x navy | |||||
Tuna | Bob | Oliver | Harbour Board Diver | ||
Sonny | Morunga | Harbour Board Diver | |||
Vagabond | Holmes | RPNYC | |||
Vega | J Hadfield | Smith | RPNYC | Auckland | |
Venture /r | Jimmy | Imach | Fishing Boat Skipper | ||
Vivaci | William Keith | Bowe | 16 ft boat | ||
Trevor (14yo) | Bowe | ||||
Bill (16yo) | Bowe | ||||
W B Rescue Boat | Kerry D | Leydon | Worser Bay Boating Club | ||
Maurice | Crisp | ||||
Bob | McIntyre | ||||
Wahine LB S1 | Grahame | Nobblet | Swamped in channel | ||
Wahine LB S2 | Phillip | Bennett | Seatoun | ||
Wahine LB S3 | Terrance | Victory | Eastbourne | ||
Wahine LB S4 | Thomas | Dartford | Seatoun |