A lifeboat from Wahine lands on Seatoun beach, 10 Apr 1968.
Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
A Wahine lifeboat arrives at the Seatoun jetty, 10 Apr 1968. Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
Wahine survivors arriving at Seatoun beach. Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
A Wahine survivor receives soup after landing on Seatoun beach, 10 Apr 1968. Salvation Army Capt David Bennett is at far left. Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
Policeman Ray Ruane carries a young survivor of the Wahine disaster. At right, Gregory Mackenzie and Diane Parnell, students at University of Otago who were on their way to Tauranga for Easter.
Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
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A Wahine lifeboat at Eastbourne the day after the sinking, 11 Apr 1968. Evening Post photo, Alexander Turnbull Library
Liferaft and wreckage from the ferry Wahine on Eastbourne Beach, 11 Apr 1968.
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 |