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Marooned on a reef (3rd of 3)

Marooned on a reef

This man fell asleep on his boat and ran aground on a reef east of Fiji, in 2005. Once he was found, a survival pack and radio was dropped to him by a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion aircraft, and a boat rescue was organised.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'Search and rescue', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/search-and-rescue/1/3/3