col35 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Hi i was fishing at trev alley today when i heard a mayday call about 1030am, about a boat capsizing between bare island and north botany head. apparently it had 3 people on board , they managed to scramble on top of their vessell to await rescue. it was interesting to hear botany bay rescue in action over the radio and it didnt take long too see the 3 police lauches at high speed come to their aid they also had a rescue chopper for assistance. These guys are lifesavers . Did anyone else hear about this or have any more information they can share ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hawkesbass Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 The boaters would be thankfull for a quick response good too hear they are all alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Maybe the bommy flipped them... Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 wow would be good to hear more info from anyone who seen what happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdelux Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Damn I'd like to know about it too.. And what to avoid, what not to do so I dont end up like that. Would it have been negligence or just bad luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col35 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 yes maybe they did flip on the bommie, it was a bit rough maybe 10-15 knot easterly, i know that when i saw the guys on the police launch heading back too the ramp the 3 guys were not wearing any life jackets and the guy who done a great job putting out the mayday call and giving botany bay rescue all the info he did say it was too risky for him to try and rescue them, maybe they where too close too the rocks. I forgot to mention the second boat on the scene was the big dive boat that launches from foreshore ramp and they had about 10 guys all suited up for diving on board, they may have assisted in some way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The anchor rope broke and they ended up on the rocks at Voodoo. No one was hurt but some personal things were lost. Wallets, car keys etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdelux Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The anchor rope broke and they ended up on the rocks at Voodoo. No one was hurt but some personal things were lost. Wallets, car keys etc. Good thing I always carry 2 anchors.....with rope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryO Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hey Col. What channel were u monitoring when u heard the call ? And was it VHF or 27mhz . thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marija bambina Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 it was on VHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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