Source: Radio New Zealand
The search continues after a missing fishing boat was found without its crew. NZ Coastguard
An overdue fishing vessel off the coast of Whangarei has been located, but the two crew members are missing.
The 5m-long vessel failed to return to Pataua South at 7pm Friday and a search began two hours later.
The Coastguard, police, search and rescue volunteers, and the Eagle police helicopter were stood down at about 4am.
The search effort resumed at 8am Saturday and police now say rescue teams located the vessel empty.
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