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The two men had a working personal locator beacon which allowed crews to locate them around 12.30am on Wednesday.
The crash was unusual because the driver had a personal locator beacon and was able to activate it.
President of Kawau Rescue, praised the actions of the skipper for activating his locator beacon, and his mates for wearing their life jackets.
The rescue reinforced the need up-to-date equipment as there were three EPIRBS but the one which was activated was not transmitting.
Search and rescue mission coordinator said the couple had a personal locator beacon and a satellite emergency notification device.
The rescue service was alerted after the vessel smashed into rocks and an emergency beacon (EPIRB) was activated.
The crew responded to a personal locator beacon, picking up a tramper from Top Misery Hut
The 65-year-old was lauded for assisting his rescuers by sending out a distress signal utilizing a personal locator beacon.
The men and the 7y old boy also activated their emergency beacon about 11am and the police air wing unit was sent to search for the group.
