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Five Dead as Boat Capsizes in New Zealand - Reports

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A fishing boat with 11 people on board overturned off Goose Bay in the coastal town of Kaikoura, New Zealand, leaving five people dead, New... 10.09.2022, Sputnik International

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According to the local broadcaster RNZ, Kaikoura mayor Craig Mackle said earlier that he believed the vessel had collided with a whale. Police have not yet confirmed the cause of the deadly incident.The boat, reportedly carrying 11 people from a bird enthusiasts group, tipped over at around 10 a.m. on Saturday (22:00 GMT on Friday).Search and rescue operations have reportedly been completed and the five bodies were retrieved from inside the boat. Police are now working to formally identify them. Six survivors, including the skipper, were rescued, the RNZ reported.

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© AP Photo / Anupam NathRubber boats of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are kept ready for any emergency in the middle of heavy wind and rain in the river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 21, 2020. A powerful cyclone ripped through densely populated coastal India and Bangladesh, blowing off roofs and whipping up waves that swallowed embankments and bridges and left entire villages without access to fresh water, electricity and communications. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Rubber boats of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are kept ready for any emergency in the middle of heavy wind and rain in the river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 21, 2020. A powerful cyclone ripped through densely populated coastal India and Bangladesh, blowing off roofs and whipping up waves that swallowed embankments and bridges and left entire villages without access to fresh water, electricity and communications. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.09.2022

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A fishing boat with 11 people on board overturned off Goose Bay in the coastal town of Kaikoura, New Zealand, leaving five people dead, New Zealand media reported on Saturday, citing police.

According to the local broadcaster RNZ, Kaikoura mayor Craig Mackle said earlier that he believed the vessel had collided with a whale. Police have not yet confirmed the cause of the deadly incident.

The boat, reportedly carrying 11 people from a bird enthusiasts group, tipped over at around 10 a.m. on Saturday (22:00 GMT on Friday).

This handout picture taken on August 17, 2022 by local media outlet Andrew App and released on August 18 shows a flood-inundated car and homes from the overflowing Maitai River in central Nelson on New Zealand's South Island - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.08.2022

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Search and rescue operations have reportedly been completed and the five bodies were retrieved from inside the boat. Police are now working to formally identify them. Six survivors, including the skipper, were rescued, the RNZ reported.