A skipper is facing a charge following the death of a diver near Auckland’s Motutapu Island. Wei Chen, 39, died on February 22, 2020 after being struck by a boat while diving. READ MORE:* Man who died in diving accident near Auckland's Motutapu Island namedYang was the skipper of the boat that took Chen to the island. NAN JIANG/Supplied Wei Chen, pictured with his young son, a few years before his death near Motutapu Island. Chen and Yang had been close friends, Jiang said, but it was the first time Chen had gone out with Yang on his boat, or been diving.

Source: Stuff June 04, 2021 02:26 UTC