TAMAHINE

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Dramatic rescue operation after grounding

On the morning of June 4, 2024, at 6.45 a.m. the 'Tamahine', while leaving port, ran aground with two crew members on board at Taiaroa Head, below the Royal Albatross Centre on Otago Peninsula. One of the two fishermen made his way onto the rocks, while the skipper stayed on the vessel. A rescue helicopter crew winched two members down on to the rocks who battled through the waves to reach the ship and assist the skipper back to the rocks, from where he and the deckhand were winched to safety. The skipper was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition, and the other man was assessed and treated at the scene. The police alerted to the incident about 7.30 a.m. The ship was rapidly breaking up in the high swell and lying half-submerged in the sea. Safe navigation in and out of the harbour was not affected. No pollution was reported. The wreck was being monitored by the Dunedin Coastguard and regional council, but rough sea conditions had made it too dangerous to reach. The amount of fuel on board was unknown. Report with photo and video: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dramatic-sea-rescue-taiaroa-head