RCC New Zealand coordinated the rescue of a burning Papua New Guinea fishing ship that activated its EPIRB north of Tokelau, halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii.
The U.S. Coast Guard sent a C130 helicopter from Honolulu to investigate, and RCCNZ located a nearby fishing vessel registered in the Marshall Islands to effect the rescue.
U.S. Coast Guard footage of ship sinking in Pacific Ocean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLGRPffUsJE
Read more here:
http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/news/media-releases-2015/20151025a.asp
