Source: Radio New Zealand
Akaroa (file photo) supplied
A boat full of tourists have been rescued, after their vessel started taking on water at Akaroa, near Christchurch.
More than 40 passengers and crew were safely evacuated, when a tourist boat grounded in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula.
Thirty-eight passengers and three crew were aboard the vessel, run by Black Cat Cruises, when struck trouble just outside the Akaroa Heads.
They’ve been taken back to the main wharf and the company said, while some were shaken, no-one was injured.
Efforts were underway to recover the vessel and a spokesperson said there was no environmental damage at this stage.
Black Cat Cruises said it’s grateful to local boaties who helped with the evacuation.
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