Something Happening off Mandurah
Submitted by Dale on Sat, 2018-02-24 08:01
A lot of choppers are suddenly making their way out to an area off Mandurah. Hope all is good.
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1 dead
1 missing. Not good . Yacht race
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Shit, didn’t want to hear that.
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Epirb set of last
Night around midnight.
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That would be why the choppers are pretty spread out, 2 RAC rescue choppers out off Mandurah working a grid and a RAAF chopper working between Rotto and the mainland.
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Just starting to filter through on the news now.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/one-person-dead-in-bunbury-yacht-race/9481142
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just heard still looking.
just heard still looking. saying only 20km off the coast ,
not good at all.
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First boat on the scene
First boat on the scene pulled 3 from the water. One was reviving CPR and one shouting and stuck down below. Still one missing.
The boat was launched in 1990 and has raced to Indonesia a hand full of times and has done Sydney to Hobart twice.
absoloutely tragic news for a very small sailing community.
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Yep- Finistere. Local
Yep- Finistere. Local Fremantle boat, has done many races over the years here in Rockingham.
Very bad news.
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All the aircraft have come back in, might have found something hopefully?
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All back out, looks like they only went back in for fuel.
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not good at all. what part
not good at all. what part of mandurah are they searching north or south end
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I’ve posted a pic on my original posting. Shows the 2 RAC choppers and the AMSA sea search and rescue jet arriving back in the area.
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AMSA jet working the lee side of Rotto at present, all the choppers gone home.
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Two now
Two now
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I heard 4 rescued and 2
I heard 4 rescued and 2 bodies recovered.
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The two are now known.
The two are now known. Tragedy is that 5 survived the initial incident. South easterly gusting to 35 would have made it near on impossible to hold onto an upturned hull.
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Was the weather that bad
Yacht club commodore said south easter gusting to 45km/hr, only 20 knots? Nothing for a bluewater crew. What happened?
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Family of a FishWrecked member.
Condolences Boydy.
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Condolences
Very sad to hear, condolences to the families.
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R or P?
R or P?
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not good to hear about
not good to hear about something like this. our condolences . not good to lose anyone to the sea
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Finisterre.
I can remember that name from many years ago, in the Sydney -Hobart. Really well known yacht. My condolences to those who are involved.
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So bloody sad, condolences
So bloody sad, condolences to all
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RIP Paul Owens
My Uncle was a passionate sailor and shipwright for many decades. He had a love of the ocean and all that went with it. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Condolences to the skippers family, and thankyou to crew members and rescuers that tried to assist my uncle in what would have been harrowing circumstances.
All the best and stay safe.
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Chris
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Condolences to you and your family Chris, and also to skipper and owner Rob Thomas’s family. At least they were doing something they were passionate about.
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Yes you're right
There is nothing good about this, but you're right. Sailing was his happy place.
Cheers