US EditionSearch Between Narooma and Bermagui Continues for Missing Fisherman
BATEMANS BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, JUL 19 – Emergency services including Marine Rescue NSW and Australian Maritime Safety Authority continue searching offshore with six vessels and aircraft involved, with no sign of the fisherman yet.
- Emergency services launched a multi-agency search for a 56-year-old fisherman missing since Saturday, July 19, off the New South Wales south coast.
- The search began after the man left Batemans Bay Marina around 6 a.m. in an eight-metre Arvor cruiser and failed to return by 7:20 p.m.
- Search efforts involve Marine Rescue NSW vessels, police, Australian Maritime Safety Authority planes, a helicopter, and Surf Life Saving NSW, covering areas from Ulladulla to Port Stephens.
- Inspector Massey called the search a "race against the clock" amid a vast area offshore Narooma to Bermagui, noting favorable weather with swell below one metre and gentle winds.
- Authorities urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers and state the search will continue until the man is found or further instructions are given.
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Boats, aircraft resume search for missing fisherman
Rescue crews are looking for a 56-year-old fisherman missing off NSW since Saturday. (HANDOUT/MARINE RESCUE NEW SOUTH WALES) By Farid Farid A search for a fisherman who’s been missing in waters off Australia’s east coast for nearly two days is resuming. The man, 56, failed to return after a day of fishing on Saturday. He had left Batemans Bay Marina on the NSW south coast about 6am in an eight-metre Arvor cruiser. Contact was made with the man a…
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