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Dramatic rescue of three men from launch struck by squall off Napier

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Coastguard was alerted about 9pm on Tuesday to a mayday call from the vessel, which was southbound and about 45 miles off Napier. Seven volunteers with Hawke's Bay Coastguard braved high seas and ferocious conditions in a dramatic rescue of three men from a launch. One man had an injured back and another had suffered cuts when glass in the launch was smashed by a wave.

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Dramatic rescue of three men from launch struck by squall off Napier

Two men were injured when the 12.5m launch was struck by the southerly squall that hit the lower North Island on Tuesday.

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Stuff broke the news in New Zealand on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
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