Strong crew numbers for summerBy: Dave Tilley The past few weeks have seen the Hibiscus Coastguard Unit become increasingly busy. Last Sunday saw a very early start for one of our crews that started with a call from our operations room the previous evening. As Hibiscus was the duty rescue vessel for the area on the Sunday we were made aware of a yacht that started taking on water on the Saturday evening, they had come down hard off a wave and cracked their keel and were taking on water. They were able to keep the incoming water at bay with bilge pumps and temporary repairs and anchored overnight off Motuihe Island. As the yacht was based at the Panmure Yacht Club, the skipper wanted to make use of the full tide at 07.30 to ensure that the keel did not hit anything else on the way into their berth. This meant a 05.30 departure for the Hibiscus Coastguard crew to shadow the yacht back to Panmure to and be available if they needed any urgent assistance. At their home port, the damaged