A 13-metre boat caught fire off New Zealand's Coromandel coast near Centre Island on Tuesday. The skipper, the sole occupant, ...

A man has escaped a large fire which saw him abandon his boat and get rescued by fishermen off the coast of the Coromandel.

The surprised men carried out an unusual rescue operation. This extraordinary incident occurred off the coast of New Zealand, ...

A spokeswoman for Coastguard New Zealand said the two fishermen had to abandon the trawler in a life raft and were fortunately picked up by a nearby yacht. The Coastguard boat Kawau Rescue arrived ...