Police are responding to reports of a man overboard in Tasman Bay, near Rabbit Island.
Police were notified at 5.45pm that a 46-year-old man had fallen from a small boat, described as being 14-16 feet.
A water and land search for the man is currently under way.
Five boats are involved in the search, along with a helicopter. Teams are also conducting a land search of Rabbit Island.
Further information will be released as it becomes available.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.