一艘拖正正前往救助新加坡货轮的途中，该货轮在离开位于南岛顶部的Farewell Spit 海岸的时候，发出了求救信号。

新西兰海事局提到，其专门负责救援活动的协调中心正在响应SHILING号于5月12日上午11点发出的信号。

据报道，同一艘船一个月前在惠灵顿港抛锚。

求救信号发出后，现场情况有所改善。新西兰救援协调中心在声明中提到，船长还表示，船舶目前情况较为良好。

这艘刚刚从惠灵顿起航的船只最初在上午8点30分之前请求帮助。

一艘远洋拖船已被派往安全地点，从Taranaki出发，预计将于今天下午4点到达。

一架空军C-130“大力神”(C-130 Hercules)正在围绕这艘船盘旋，如果需要，一架空军直升机随时待命。船上有24名船员。

RCCNZ运营经理Michael Clulow提到，这是一个不稳定的情况，RCCNZ一直在协调应对措施，并与多个机构合作。

救援直升机已经从ChristchurchAuckland和奥克兰调来，New Plymouth和Nelson的救援直升机也在待命。

据报道，Nelson海岸警卫队的一艘船、Nelson港务官的船和惠灵顿警察局的海警船已经预先部署，以便在情况恶化时作出反应。

新西兰国防军一直在传播空中意识，并在需要救援时进行现场协调。

由于它位于Fareway Spit西北偏北22海里处，因此没有搁浅的风险。

4月15日，该船在惠灵顿港发生故障，新西兰海事局对其进行了评估。

SHILING号在驶向纳皮尔时失去动力，逐渐漂离航道。

两艘拖船前往救援，船上的船员成功恢复了一些电力，使其能够返回Aotea码头进行维修和进一步评估。

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A tugboat is en route to a Singaporean cargo vessel off the Farewell Spit coast at the top of the South Island that sent out a mayday call.

Maritime New Zealand mentioned that its coordination centre dedicated to rescue activities was responding to the call from the Shiling, which was made at 11 am today.

The same vessel reportedly broke down in Wellington Harbour a month back.

Since the Mayday call, conditions on the scene have improved. The vessel master has also stated that he is comfortable staying on the vessel, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (better known as the RCCNZ) mentioned in its statement.

The vessel that had just set sail from Wellington initially requested help slightly before 8.30 am.

From Taranaki, an ocean-going tug has been dispatched to tow the vessel to a safe location and is also expected to reach by 4 pm today.

An Air Force C-130 Hercules is circling the vessel, and an Air Force helicopter is on standby if required. There are 24 crew members on board.

Michael Clulow, the RCCNZ operations manager, mentioned that this is a fluid scenario and that the RCCNZ has consistently been coordinating the response and collaborating with multiple partner agencies.

Rescue helicopters have been relocated from Christchurch and Auckland, and rescue helicopters from New Plymouth, and Nelson are also on standby.

A Coastguard vessel out of Nelson, the vessel of Nelson Harbourmaster, and the Police’s Marine vessel based out of Wellington have reportedly been prepositioned to respond if the situation deteriorates.

The NZDF has been spreading overhead awareness and on-scene coordination in case a rescue mission is required.

Owing to its location — 22 nm north north-west of Farewell Spit — there’s no risk of it running aground.

On 15 April, the vessel broke down at Wellington Harbour and was assessed by Maritime New Zealand.

The Shiling had set sail to Napier when it lost power and gradually drifted outside the shipping channel.

Two tugboats went to the vessel’s aid, and the engineers on board successfully restored some power so that it could return to the wharf at the Aotea Quay for repairs and further assessments.

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