Police have identified the man who is missing after reportedly going over-board on a Wellington ferry last week.
The East By West ferry was travelling towards Days Bay, Eastbourne from Queens Wharf and left just after 6am on Friday.
The man was the only passenger onboard, and was no longer on board when the vessel reached the dock. Detective Senior Sergeant Rachel Boyd says police would not be releasing any details of his identity at this stage.
The Wellington resident is yet to be found, but a potential location of interest had been identified in the Wellington Harbour.
“Following the report of a man falling overboard Maritime New Zealand Rescue Coordination Centre NZ coordinated a thorough on-water search effort using detailed modelling and analysis of the harbour and search efforts,” DSS Boyd says.
She says the search involved up to 14 vessels and a rescue helicopter at its peak.
The search continues today (Monday) coordinated by the police maritime unit with help from the navy.
DSS Boyd says police will continue to update the man’s family as the search for him progresses and are providing them with support.
On Saturday police said they were no longer searching the harbour and would instead concentrate on the coastline.
The Pākehā man in his 40s was the sole passenger on the first East by West Ferry harbour crossing from the central city to Days Bay in Eastbourne early that morning, but was not on board when the ferry arrived at its destination.
