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Tairua boat rage: Video captures violent altercation on the water
29 Jan, 2021 09:26 PM
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A man was caught on camera ramming a family s boat and sinking his own in a boat-rage incident in Tairua.
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A man was caught on camera ramming a family s boat and sinking his own in a boat-rage incident in Tairua.
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NZ Herald
By: Zoe Holland
An afternoon out on the water has ended in a violent confrontation between a man in an inflatable dinghy and a woman in a larger boat with young children on board.
The incident, which was captured on video, involves swearing, shouting and arguing - and finishes with the inflatable dinghy starting to sink after the enraged man drives into the woman s boat.
Neil Macbeth
The privately-owned yacht was moored close to a beach at Le Bons Bay on Banks Peninsula. (File photo)
A privately-owned yacht that was moored close to a beach at Le Bons Bay on Banks Peninsula sank overnight. Maritime NZ was informed of the sinking of the 39-foot yacht about 6am on Sunday, spokesman Mark Dittmer said. A response team from Environment Canterbury was sent out to the scene, but no oil or fuel spill was found.
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