Archive for June 2018
Marine Rescue Port Macquarie search near Nobbys Beach for a potential sinking boat
A public tip-off had three boats searching for a potentially sunken vessel off Nobbys Beach, Port Macquarie. As a result of the call, just after 1.30pm, Port Macquarie Marine Rescue began an emergency search off the coast of Nobbys Beach. “We received an emergency call by members of the public that a boat was sinking…
Read MoreCSIRO ocean research vessel, Saildrone rescued by Marine Rescue Port Macquarie
In an international rescue mission, representatives from the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and Marine Rescue Port Macquarie, salvaged a Saildrone off the Port Macquarie coast on June 1. The unmanned research vessel had been launched with two others off the coast of Tasmania back in March, 2018, but storm damage in the Bass Strait had caused some issues as…
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