AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2010
WA:Boat rescue under way off WA south coast
PERTH, Dec 29 AAP - A rescue mission is under way off Western Australia's south coast
after two men activated an emergency beacon when their boat broke down.
The former fishing vessel was about 300km southeast of Esperance just before midday
(WST) on Wednesday with a fixed-wing aircraft crew keeping watch above, a WA Water Police
spokesman said.
The two men on the boat were not in immediate danger and rescue officials were devising
the best way to get assistance to them after a rescue helicopter was turned back, he said.
It appeared the recently-purchased vessel had broken down after leaving Esperance bound
for Tasmania, the spokesman said.
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KEYWORD: VESSEL
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