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Doomed yacht in third rescue

Thursday 2 November 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local

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Doomed yacht in third rescue
Happy to be alive: Shane Fredericks, pictured front and centre with the crew of police patrol boat Te Kukupa yesterday morning following his dramatic rescue. To his right is skipper Inspector Tepaki Baxter. 17110113

Lying on the cabin floor of the yacht Zangano on Monday morning, wearing a wetsuit, and with a life raft at the ready, Shane Fredericks was ready to abandon ship.

Lying on the cabin floor of the yacht Zangano on Monday morning, wearing a wetsuit, and with a life raft at the ready, Shane Fredericks was ready to abandon ship.


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