Next time you find yourself jetboating up the Tauherenikau River in New Zealand, be careful when spinning around as you could snap the steering nozzle off.

These chaps found out the hard way as things went from bad to worse as they tried to paddle the boat down the rapids on the North Island river.

The day did start to look up though with the method of salvaging the submerged boat.

Watch the video below to see what happened.