In 2012, the ex-Navy vessel Kahu was owned by Peter White-Robinson, of Fitzroy Yachts, and converted into an ocean-going ‘‘family ship’’ that was launched at the lee breakwater at Port Taranaki. (file photo)A former New Zealand Navy patrol ship, which was transformed into a luxury yacht by a former New Plymouth business, has been caught up in a $225 million international drug bust. The Australian Federal Police and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) intercepted the charter yacht Kahu in international waters on Friday, on its way from the Caribbean to Britain, and seized 2000 kilograms (two tonnes) of cocaine. Company owner Peter White-Robinson planned to use the 37-metre, six-bedroom yacht to travel the world with his family. Andy Jackson/Stuff Peter White-Robinson owned the Kahu until 2013, having converted the ex-navy patrol vessel into a family home on which he planned to sail around the world.

Source: Stuff September 12, 2021 02:37 UTC