Yeah well, ultimately regardless of their level of preparedness or experience it's great to see them safe and well...in the end that's all that really counts..
I'm sure they will be incredibly grateful to our fantastic emergency service crews...well done to all.
Hopefully, everyone who fishes offshore is familiar with the term a "grab bag" or "essentials pack", for those times when it happens to quick at night or even broad daylight.
This saved a very good friends life a few years ago when bringing his boat from Gladstone to Bribie Island when all of a sudden in average conditions, the hull let go and he was floating on a upturned hull within minutes, miles off Fraser Island but with all the safety gear including EPIRB and flares in a grab bag right beside the helm.
He was rescued within 24 hours which was great news and I know I was in the same boat in worse conditions and was fully aware of the "grab bag" should a situation arise.
It is truly up to the skipper to make aware of all safety gear and access should any situation arise.
Don't be a statistic and let everyone and anyone know your boating intensions being family, friends and coastgaurd and play safe and tell us all of your great fishing adventures.
Scoota....
All my goodies sit in a wooden box that doubles up as a seat. The box is not bolted to the boat, so it can float free, provided the boat does not go upside down. Whilst I am not required to carry an epirb in moreton bay, I have a personal epirb that I use for bushwalking that stays in my pocket.
BTW, the one other thing i do is make sure I wear the engine kill strap when I am running solo. Everyone should do this.
probably should have said - 'outboard gets ripped off transom', however paper said outboard disappeared with transom so possibly rotten and just let go?Originally Posted by TimiBoy
mik01, some one quoted it was a quinnie? aluminium, seems very odd, would like to know all the facts.
well done to the rescue teams!
no epirb - from the horses's mouth.
'anchor holed the boat'???? not sure what that means.
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au...toryid=3777782
i was talking to the coastguards today about this incident..
all i got out of them was they had a hole in the back of the boat, whether it was a bung or damage, they weren't sure on. but apparently the boat went down quickly.
as for the EPIRB. i was only informed that they had one on the boat, but didn't/couldn't, for what ever reason, get to it in time.
also the day they went out conditions were favourable in the morning, but later turned nasty.
by the way all they did have a epirb the truth that is but evrything hapeened so quick by the way dont listen to the papers they all speak sh-tchannel7 has paid these guys for there story which all will be going to coast guard and air and sea resue
good to see them safe. probably shouldnt have happened but very easy to sit back behind a computer and criticize. Whats the go with everyone asking for people who are rescued to pay the cost. A number of the helicopter rescue organisations have governemnt contracts and funding. Soon people will be scared to call for assistance in fear of having to pay the costs. Well done to the rescue crews.
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