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Police and Maritime NZ personnel at Auckland’s Viaduct Basin on Friday morning.
Authorities continue to investigate after the death of a woman who fell overboard from a boat in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbor.
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The woman died of serious injuries aboard a charter boat following the incident at around 5.15pm on Thursday.
A small group of police, Maritime NZ and security personnel could be seen at Auckland’s Viaduct Basin on Friday morning.
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Police say they are working with Maritime NZ to understand what happened.
The ship involved was a chartered ship that had left the viaduct in the afternoon with about 30 passengers, police said.
A Coast Guard spokesperson said the chartered vessel contacted its Mechanics Bay facility to inform it that two people from the ship had fallen overboard.
Both people were quickly returned to the charter, but the woman who died had suffered serious injuries in the incident.
He was unable to confirm which ship was involved.
The spokesperson said another North Shore Coast Guard boat was called in to help, as well as police boats, and a Westpac rescue helicopter was dispatched to the scene.
A distress call was also sent to other ships in the area to see if there were medics on board who could help.
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There were about 30 passengers on the chartered ship when the incident took place in Waitematā port. (File photo)
Westpac Rescue Helicopter spokesman Lincoln Davies said a team addressed the incident at 5.30pm.
An intensive care paramedic and a doctor were loaded onto the police maritime boat and taken to the patient who died at the scene, he said.
Police said they were working with Maritime NZ to understand how the woman was seriously injured.
“Victim Support is being rolled out for the other passengers on the ship.”
Fullers 360, which operates ferry services at the port, said it went to help after receiving an emergency call from police, a spokesperson confirmed.
Staff prepared their “person overboard kit” in case they were asked to help, and accompanied the boat to Mechanics Bay, where they were detained by police.
“We offer our condolences to friends and loved ones.”
