A boat reported just outside the Whakatane Bar with an engine problem and requested assistance. Whakatane Rescue II was launched and towed the vessel back safely across the Bar.
A boat reported between the Raurimus and Whakatane with a battery problem and requested assistance. The call was heard by another vessel who offered to help. The stricken vessel was taken under tow but then the Good Samaritan also broke down with an engine problem....