Navy uses sonar in upper harbour search for man missing off charter boat

NZ Herald
Friends and family of the missing man gather at Island Bay Reserve during the search. Photo / Dean Purcell
Searchers have been out all day on the Waitemata Harbour looking for a man who fell from a charter vessel late on Saturday night

The Navy is using sonar equipment to try to find a man who is missing in the upper Waitemata Harbour.

A search is taking place around Island Bay at Birkenhead after the man fell off a charter boat on Saturday night.

The police launch continued the search today. Photo / Dean Purcell
The police launch continued the search today. Photo / Dean Purcell

The Police dive squad is also in the water and search and rescue volunteers are scouring land in the area.