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Guys, just come back from Jandakot after a long flight with Instructor - We responded to a full-scale Marine Emergency - a 18foot boat with 4 POB was in the stages of sinking 4kms off Mindarie -

We Orbited the boat and sighted 2 alive climbing ontop of the ships hull..... We were circling for over 2.5 hours - Rescue 65 was delayed to provided "Search and Rescue" as they had a burns victim on board heading towards RPH - Polair 61 was unavailable to do the Search & Rescue....

Sadly from the air - One occupant - Confirmed did not make it... - It was the hardest stuff to see from the air!!! - We called in Whitfords Sea Rescue - as well as other boats who saw Emergency Flare from boat prior to it sinking..... Search is still happening to locate one more survivor - using the new Search and Rescue Plane with Red/White markings.... We had to return - as we where way low on fuel.....

Anyone - please keep me posted as to the outcome on the other survivor.... What a day....

G

Sadly the resuce has been called off for the night and will resume at 8am tomorrow. Hopefully the missing person turns up alive and well.

What went wrong out there though? Did the boat capsize in the huge swell or something else? Sad tho Geez, Mr G, you have had a big weekend!

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html

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G

Wonder why they didnt use the Search & Rescue chopper from Pearce RAAF..

Fastlane wrote:Wonder why they didnt use the Search & Rescue chopper from Pearce RAAF..

Valid Point there Fastlane - I have absolutley no idea -- now you got me thinking - they should have - unless it was not here in Perth?????

But when we teamed up with another plane - we tried to raise Rescue 65 - however she had a burns patient onboard - so she was delayed for abit - but was glad to see her eventually....

We would have stayed to keep searching, but the Diamonds only have 91Ltrs of usable fuel - so - yeah - sad really about the other bloke who passed away, and the other one still missing.....

2 choppers and a fixed wing out there today.. friends live on the coast at Quinns and have been watching them all morning.

Rescue 65, another chopper with a red tail (RAAF Rescue or Chan 7 ?) and a yellow fixed-wing aircraft.

Fastlane wrote:2 choppers and a fixed wing out there today.. friends live on the coast at Quinns and have been watching them all morning.

Rescue 65, another chopper with a red tail (RAAF Rescue or Chan 7 ?) and a yellow fixed-wing aircraft.

Roger that mate cheers - Acutally the Search and Rescue plane which is being comissioned for here in perth - VH-PPF??? Is a twin engine plane flew over that area yesterday after we left.... it has onboard FLIR so yeah.... Lets hope they find this guy alive...

G

Looks like they may have found him At least it would bring some closure to the family... My thoughts are with them.
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