Search ends for fishing crew member lost in Southern Ocean

Crew member missing three days after going overboard fishing vessel

A crew member went overboard the fishing trawler Nereus roughly 96 nautical miles east of the Auckland Islands and has not been sighted in three days despite an active search by Maritime NZ's Rescue Co-ordination Centre. The incident, involving a foreign national under investigation by Maritime NZ, highlights persistent gaps in maritime safety protocols for remote Southern Ocean fishing operations.