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    Five dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike

    AP – Five people died on Saturday in New Zealand after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another six people aboard the boat were rescued.

    Police said the 8.5-metre boat overturned near the South Island town of Kaikōura. Police said they were continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.

    Kaikōura Police Sergeant Matt Boyce described it as a devastating and unprecedented event.

    More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin

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