Capsize: Update from The Dominion Post

We are in a small town called Greytown, and seeing the follow-up story about the capsize in the Dominion Post, we felt we had to post it. And luckily the local public library has free internet access.

A Newlands woman battled to hold her seven-week-old granddaughter above the waves for 15 minutes after being tipped into Wellington Harbour when their boat capsized in a sudden southerly.
Three adults and the baby were rescued from the water by another yacht about 8pm on Monday after the southerly whistled into the harbour.
Marine engineer Barry Pettengell said he could not believe his eyes when he saw the heads bobbing in Balaena Bay and then found they had a baby with them.
"It was a tiny wee thing. It was just a little bag of fluff. I had forgotten how tiny babies are."
Maritime police senior launch master Barry Hart said the baby's grandmother had put herself at considerable risk by trying to hold the baby, who had a lifejacket on, above water to stop her getting too cold.
"She was suffering herself ... Any water in the lungs is very dangerous, particularly salt water. She was putting herself at risk doing that."
The southerly came in quickly from what had been a calm and sunny afternoon, he said.
The family, who were all wearing lifejackets, were left clinging to each other in the harbour after their seven-metre boat was tipped over three times in sudden gusts. On the third time, it remained capsized.
Mr Pettengell said that, by the time he found the family, only the hull was sticking out of the water.
He and wife Hilary, who were sailing back from the Marlborough Sounds, had dropped their sails when the southerly came in and were motoring towards Evans Bay marina. "We were about half way across Evans Bay and I thought, `Far out, there's somebody in the water."'
They put a ladder over the side and Mr Pettengell took the baby first, carrying her inside the cabin to warm up. They then quickly pulled the baby's mother and grandparents on board and gave them jackets and blankets to keep warm. "They seemed OK, but I was worried about the baby. It was a funny little squeak coming out of it. It had swallowed some water."
Police received 18 emergency calls from witnesses who saw the boat capsize and maritime police came alongside soon after and took the baby and mother to meet a waiting ambulance.
Mr Pettengell took the grandparents to shore, and they were also taken to hospital suffering from cold. The family were discharged from hospital on Monday night and were recovering at home yesterday.
Although the southerly came in suddenly, it had been forecast and the Pettengells had seen its approach. It was a reminder to boaties to watch the weather, Mr Pettengell said. "Everybody lived happily ever after, but it is a wake-up call to these people to just be careful."

Posted by David with technical assistance from Joan. Jan. 6--4.45 pm