Platino yacht update

Police are acting on behalf of the Coroner to recover the body of a person on the yacht Platino, north of New Zealand.
 
Auckland City District Manager Operations Support, Inspector Vaughn Graham, says a maritime officer is on board a tug boat which left Whangarei late Tuesday night to recover the body.
 
“We are using coordinates from an emergency beacon on the yacht which will monitor the location of Platino. Weather dependent, we could reach Platino by Saturday and have the yacht and body of the person on board back in New Zealand early next week,” says Inspector Graham.
 
The three survivors from the Platino arrived in Auckland last night on the container ship Southern Lily.
 
“We’re in communication with their families and supporting them. At this stage, we’re not in a position to confirm the name of the deceased or the person reporting missing overboard,” says Inspector Graham.
 
No further information is available at this stage.
 
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Kim Chambers 021 911 967 / NZ Police