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Steve Whitehouse (Ex MAF Officer) on December 11, 2020 at 2:53 pm said:

I spent 6 years aboard this vessel under the command of (Master) Dave Collins from Waiheke. She wasn’t fast but went anywhere despite the sea conditions.

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Steve Whitehouse (Ex MAF Officer) on December 11, 2020 at 2:51 pm said:

I spent 6 years on this vessel with Dave Collins (the Master) patrolling the east coast of the Nth Isld. this old girl wasn’t fast but went everywhere regardless of sea conditions with her trusty Gardiner..

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