An Air Force plane is returning to New Zealand after a fruitless search for a catamaran near Samoa
An Air Force plane is returning to New Zealand after a fruitless search for a catamaran near Samoa
17 June 2020
An Orion left Auckland about 6am to look for the nine metre catamaran.
The search and rescue effort was sparked after an emergency locator beacon was set off near the capital, Apia.
Rescuers now think someone probably threw their beacon away - setting it off by mistake.
A Maritime New Zealand spokesperson is confident there's no one in distress.
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