Euphoria turns to anguish

1 of 5, A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao.

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:14:16 +1300

A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao. Photo: George Novak.

2 of 5, A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao.

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:14:16 +1300

A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao. Photo: George Novak.

3 of 5, A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao.

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:14:16 +1300

A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao. Photo: George Novak.

4 of 5, A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao.

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:14:16 +1300

A day on the water ended on a sour note for four Tauranga men, when their boat was swamped and sunk while anchored off Mauao. Photo: George Novak.

5 of 5, Note: The man pictured carrying a tote tank in the photo was not one of the four men on board the vessel when it sank. The man, Shane Pelham, was in his own boat Tranquillity and came to the aid of the men, towing their upturned vessel back to land at Pilot Bay. His friend Patrick Walsh, pictured on the far right of the photograph unloading some equipment, also assisted the four men.

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:14:16 +1300

Note: The man pictured carrying a tote tank in the photo was not one of the four men on board the vessel when it sank. The man, Shane Pelham, was in his own boat Tranquillity and came to the aid of the men, towing their upturned vessel back to land at Pilot Bay. His friend Patrick Walsh, pictured on the far right of the photograph unloading some equipment, also assisted the four men. Photo: George Novak.