The crews were transferred onto the coastguard's rescue vessel, Trillian Trust Rescue, and in good spirits, damp from the wake but otherwise unharmed. Coastguard said the waka crew managed to get the attention of the nearby boatie who plucked the group of eight from the foundering waka. The crews were transferred onto the coastguard's rescue vessel, Trillian Trust Rescue, and in good spirits, damp from the wake but otherwise unharmed. Once on board the Coastguard vessel they were checked over for injury, warmed up and made comfortable. The waka crew were a fully trained, well-disciplined group of paddlers who knew what to do in the situation.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 08, 2021 00:11 UTC