A serious fight onboard a fishing vessel out at sea caused armed police to cordon off part of central Tauranga this morning.
The armed offenders squad was deployed aboard Coastguard vessels and on land to meet the vessel at Dive Crescent.
Armed police worked with Coastguard this morning in an operation, which ended wth an arrest. See video below of police conducting their operation.
Once berthed, a 32-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with breach of bail.
Police Inspector Karl Wright-St Clair says they received reports about the serious fight at about 3.30am.
'As a result of the fight, the captain of the ship was transferred to a second fishing vessel, while another crew member brought the first vessel back to the Port of Tauranga.”
Armed police at Dive Crescent this morning.
The man was apprehended by police without incident when he arrived at port.
'Communications between police and the fishing vessels was difficult due to the location of the fishing vessels.”
Karl says they have not been able to confirm many of the details around the incident.
'Basic information received was enough to warrant police deploying armed police staff to meet the vessel.”
He says with any incident like this, police undertake a comprehensive risk assessment to determine the risk to police staff, alleged offenders and the public.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
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Coastguard was mobilised with the armed police.
Armed police ran their operation from Tauranga Fish Markets.
This is the vessel escorted to the wharf by armed police.
A serious fight onboard a fishing vessel out at sea caused the police armed offenders squad to cordon off part of central Tauranga this morning.
The AOS was deployed aboard Coastguard vessels and on land to meet a fishing vessel at Dive Crescent following reports of the fight.
3 comments
Posted on 22-11-2011 10:23 | By Mr bay
You will remeber this day as the day Captain Jack Sparrow almost escaped...
Posted on 22-11-2011 12:23 | By chatter
The offender was disinclined to acquiesced to the AOS request to relinquish his freedom
MORE SECURITY GUARDS NEEDED
Posted on 22-11-2011 17:38 | By SCOTT NUFFIN4U
Perhaps they need a guard on each boat as well, just like the WBOPDC office that had a couple a bits of glass broken, already have them at WINZ, next ACC and in preparation for the RIOTING of the RORTED RATEPAYERS of Tauranga, they will need a nother 100-200 more staff, then of course there will need to be support persons all over the place to so as they can cope with the overpaid and under worked existance within city hall! haas anyone considered that the Ratepayers are teh ones that need a guard from the horrid treatment dished out relentlessly upon them?
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