51. DEODAR III - an 18.5 metre Auckland police launch. Commissioned on 15 December 2007, she can reach 30 knots and remain away from shore for up to a week. Date: 16 November 2016 Image ID 10643
52. DEODAR III - an 18.5 metre Auckland police launch passes the Royal New Zealand Navy's Anzac frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F 111), Auckland Harbour. Date: 16 November 2016 Image ID 10644
53. DEODAR III - the crew of Auckland's high-speed police launch, take a quiet moment from patrol to check out the heavy transport semisubmersible vessel YACHT EXPRESS, with superyachts aboard, as she... Date: 6 January 2017 Image ID 10811
54. DEODAR III - 18.5 metre police launch patrols Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Built by Q-West boatbuilders in Whanganui and commissioned on 15 December 2007, the NZ$2.8million vessel can reach 30 knots... Date: 23 November 2018 Image ID 11536
55. DEODAR III - the Auckland Police high-speed launch based at Mechanics Bay on the city's waterfront, heading back toher Mechanics Bay base. She is the third police vessel to carry the name DEODAR. Date: 10 April 2024 Image ID 13470
56. DEODAR III - an 18.5 metre Auckland police launch commissioned on 15 December 2007, seen here keeping an eye on proceedings during the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14554
57. EMPRESS DOCK in Southamptons' eastern docks, is home to an assortment of vessels including tugs, bunkering tankers, pilot and Harbourmaster launches, numerous types of visiting small vessels and the... Date: 1998 Image ID 7163
58. ESMERALDA (1953/3673dwt, ex-DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA) accompanied by the top-sail schooner SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE (renamed SPIRIT OF THE PACIFIC) sets sail as she departs Auckland, New Zealand. The local... Date: 22 December 1983 Image ID 2026
59. EUROPA (Holland) accompanied by an Auckland Coastguard rescue vessel. The NZ flat-bottomed scow TED ASHBY is in the distance. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9264
60. EUROPA (Holland) accompanied by an Auckland Coastguard rescue vessel. The NZ flat-bottomed scow TED ASHBY is in the distance. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9265
61. FAILTE (2012) - carrying the name of the Irish word for "welcome", the Cork pilot launch was built by local company Safehaven Marine. She is seen here at speed alongside the P&O cruise ship AZURA as... Date: July 2018 Image ID 11373
62. FERRO (1905) seen during her first trip since being completely refurbished. The former Auckland Harbour Board pilot launch was re-launched on the 100th anniversary of her original launching. Date: 29 November 2005 Image ID 2658
63. FERRO (1905) seen during her first trip since being completely refurbished. The former Auckland Harbour Board pilot launch was re-launched on the 100th anniversary of her original launching. Date: 29 November 2005 Image ID 11140
64. A pilot launch seen outbound into The Solent from Gosport, England. In the background are the iron-clad warship HMS. WARRIOR (1860) and the Portsmouth-Isle of Wight ferry ST. CATHERINE (renamed GB... Date: 1999 Image ID 8517
65. AUCKLAND HARBOURMASTER, NZ. Date: 2004 Image ID 1061
66. HARBOURMASTER 6 approaching Birkenhead Wharf, Auckland. Date: 7 June 2024 Image ID 13545
67. HARBOURMASTER 02 - in pursuit of a rule breaker, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland. Note the flashing blue light. Date: 3 August 2020 Image ID 12414
68. HARBOURMASTER 4 on patrol, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, NZ. Date: 16 August 2005 Image ID 1285
69. HARBOURMASTER 2 - one of two high speed RHIB's used to patrol Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 9621
70. HAURAKI (2014/250grt/124dwt/IMO 9681015) - Ports of Auckland's latest tug fleet addition arriving in Auckland direct from her builders. Sailed from China to New Zealand the Damen ASD tug was built in... Date: 18 August 2014 Image ID 9654
71. HAURAKI (2014/250grt/124dwt/IMO 9681015) - Ports of Auckland's latest tug fleet addition arrives in Auckland direct from her builders. She is escorted into port by the pilot launch AKARANA while the... Date: 18 August 2014 Image ID 9660
72. HAURAKI (2014/250grt/124dwt/IMO 9681015) - Ports of Auckland's latest tug, passing Fergusson Container Terminal, arrives in Auckland from the Damen shipyard in Changde, China. She is accompanied into... Date: 18 August 2014 Image ID 9661
73. HAUTURU (Maori: Little Barrier) - A New Zealand Department of Conservation vessel used for transporting DOC personell and equipment between Auckland and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Date: 2 April 2004 Image ID 1096
74. HAUTURU (Maori: Little Barrier) - a Department of Conservation launch used to transport department personell and equipment between Auckland and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Date: 2 April 2004 Image ID 1097
75. HAUTURU (Maori: Little Barrier) - The New Zealand Department of Conservation vessel used for transporting DOC personell and equipment between Auckland and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Date: 22 September 2006 Image ID 3500
76. HAUTURU (Maori: Little Barrier) - The New Zealand Department of Conservation vessel used for transporting DOC personell and equipment between Auckland and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Date: 17 July 2013 Image ID 9037
77. HAUTURU (Maori: Little Barrier) - The New Zealand Department of Conservation vessel used for transporting DOC personell and equipment between Auckland and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Date: 2 October 2020 Image ID 12413
78. HAWK V - Unveiled on 24 January this year (International Customs Day), the new NZ Customs vessel HAWK V, is seen here beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge, standing off as the bulk carrier TOMINI... Date: 5 June 2025 Image ID 13974
79. HMNZS MANAWANUI (2003/4523grt/2800dwt/IMO 9273662, ex-EDDA FONN) a former Norwegian oil and gas industry offshore supply vessel awaiting the arrival of the replenishment tanker AOTEAROA, the newest... Date: 26 June 2020 Image ID 12412
80. HOEGH AFRICA (2004/57718grt/21214dwt/IMO 9277814, ex-HUAL AFRICA) arrives in Auckland from Melbourne, Australia while the crew of a NZ Customs makes its way up harbour. Date: 8 April 2014 Image ID 9527
81. JDS INAZUMA - the Murasame-class destroyer departs Auckland accompanied by the Ports of Auckland pilot launch WAKATERE, following a 4-day goodwill stop-over (with the training ship JDS KASHIMA).... Date: 7 September 2019 Image ID 11874
82. JET RAIDER (1990, Fullers Ferries) off Devonport, inbound from Waiheke Island to the downtown ferry basin in downtown Auckland, NZ. Passing astern is the Ports of Auckland pilot launch AKARANA. Date: 7 February 2013 Image ID 8667
83. Sea Cleaners KORORA negotiating the choppy waters of Auckland's Waitemata Habour.
Sea Cleaners is a non-profit organisation aiming to clean up New Zealand's coastal marine environment. Date: 27 August 2025 Image ID 14078
84. PRACTICOS VII - pilot launch serving the port of La Coruna, Spain. Completed in 2015 by Seaward at Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, the Nelson 40-type vessel is 12.34m loa with a full load displacement of... Date: 20 April 2017 Image ID 10950
85. LA LOIRE (1995/58531grt/IMO 9110042. Renamed MOL LOIRE, APL NINGBO) takes aboard a heavy generator from the Port of Southamptons' floating crane CANUTE. Date: JULY 1999 Image ID 6746
86. LAURA MAERSK (2001/50688grt/63200dwt/IMO 9190731. Renamed LOUIS MAERSK in 2023) - the fourth of five vessels to operate Maersk's Southern Star service, departs Auckland bound fro Lyttelton following... Date: 8 August 2013 Image ID 9097
87. AUCKLAND COASTGUARD (LION FOUNDATION RESCUE) tows in a disabled yacht to Auckland, NZ. Date: 2005 Image ID 1138
88. LION FOUNDATION RESCUE - Auckland Coastguard’s 14.95m foil-assisted catamaran. Water-jet driven, she carries a crew of four at up to 38kts. Date: 21 November 2025 Image ID 14276
89. LOS 121 - Pilot launch, Tromsö Fjord, Norway. Date: 22 March 2015 Image ID 10081
90. LUCHOW (2015/24785grt/39728dwt/IMO 9715218) - China Navigation's bulk carrier outbound from Auckland following her maiden call, with the Ports of Auckland pilot launch WAKATERE alongside, next port,... Date: 8 April 2019 Image ID 11720
91. MAERSK JABAL (2008/27910gt/39241dwt/2824-TEU/IMO 9343077, ex-BRIGHT FUTURE, ex-KOTA PERMASAN) alongside at Auckland's Fergusson Container Terminal. The former Auckland twin-hulled pilot launch... Date: 4 September 2016 Image ID 10566
92. MSC FEDERICA (1974/21296grt/IMO 7347512, ex-MSC GINA, GINA, WATER GINA, AUSTRALIA, MALMROS MONSOON) inbound at Auckland, NZ. The pilot launch PAERATA is also seen inbound. MSC FEDERICA and a later MSC... Date: 16 August 2005 Image ID 1238
93. NEPTUNE (2012/20867gt/32318dwt/IMO 9640413/ex-NEWLEAD VENETICO, MAPLE CRYSTAL) arriving into Auckland’s Chelsea Sugar Refinery berth from Koh Sichang, Thailand for her maiden call. She has... Date: 7 June 2024 Image ID 13540
94. NEPTUNE (2012/20867gt/32318dwt/IMO 9640413/ex-NEWLEAD VENETICO, MAPLE CRYSTAL) arriving into Auckland’s Chelsea Sugar Refinery berth from Koh Sichang, Thailand for her maiden call. She has... Date: 7 June 2024 Image ID 13541
95. NORDMAAS (2019/19035gt/23417dwt/IMO 9822736) arriving from Sydney in a stiff southerly breeze. She is owned and managed by Nord GmbH Reederei of Germany and operated by Maersk A/S of Denmark. She is... Date: 29 MArch 2024 Image ID 13466
96. NORDMAAS (2019/19035gt/23417dwt/IMO 9822736) arriving from Sydney in a stiff southerly breeze. She is owned and managed by Nord GmbH Reederei of Germany and operated by Maersk A/S of Denmark. She is... Date: 29 MArch 2024 Image ID 13467
97. NORTH SHORE RESCUE - The new vessel is presented to the invited guests during the official naming and launching ceremony held at the Coastguard North Shore base in Browns Bay, Auckland. Date: 4 March 2017 Image ID 10885
98. NORTH SHORE RESCUE (naming/launching ceremony) - The bubbly is poured on her bows by MP for East Coast Bays the Rt. Hon. Murray McCully who was on hand for the momentous occasion. He was joined by... Date: 4 March 2017 Image ID 10886
99. NORWEGIAN SPIRIT (1998/75904gt/8530DWT/IMO 9141065, ex-SUPERSTAR LEO) sails from Auckland bound for Tauranga. She is seen here moments before disembarking the pilot with the pilot launch AKARANA at... Date: 3 January 2023 Image ID 12808
100. NYK ANTARES (1997/76637grt/IMO 9162485. Renamed MSC LESOTHO in 2010 then LESOTHO in 2012) outbound from Southampton, England escorted by PROTECTOR, the Harbourmaster's patrol launch. Date: October 1999 Image ID 590
101. OCEANIC VIKING (1996/9194grt/IMO 9128584, ex-VIKING LADY) - classed as an offshore supply ship, OCEANIC VIKING is an Australian Customs and Fisheries patrol ship. She is seen here in Port Phillip Bay... Date: 1 December 2008 Image ID 5283
