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Police rescue stricken yacht

Friday 3 February 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local

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Police rescue stricken yacht
Police chat with the Zangano’s skipper Alex Roehrs (right) in 2016. In the background is the police patrol boat Te Kukupa, which rescued the yachtsman in mid-February that year after a failed attempt to leave the Cook Islands. Roehrs claimed the yacht had collided with a submerged object. 17020222

The police patrol boat Te Kukupa sped into action to help a stricken yachtsman off the coast of Rarotonga on Wednesday.

The police patrol boat Te Kukupa sped into action to help a stricken yachtsman off the coast of Rarotonga on Wednesday.


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