idlerboat 116 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Couple rescued after boat runs aground Updated February 06, 2012 10:23:39 Tasmanian police rescue helicopter Photo: Tasmania's police rescue helicopter retrieved the pair off the grounded boat. (ABC News) Audio: Mal Larson from Australian Sea and Rescue spoke to ABC Launceston reporter Jessica Kidd about the rescue. (ABC News) Map: Whitemark 7255 Two Victorian sailors have been rescued after their yacht ran aground in rough seas near Flinders Island in Bass Strait. Sixty-six-year-old Bruce Rodwell and his wife, from Warrenwood, east of Melbourne, were sailing around Tasmania when their 40-foot yacht ran aground on East Kangaroo Island. Mal Larson from Australian Sea and Rescue says the pair's emergency beacon was detected about 3:15am this morning. "The people were able to get off the boat and onto the island itself, they activated their emergency beacon," he said. Acting Sergeant Scott Bailey says Tasmania Police sent a rescue helicopter. "It's fairly rough in the area, there's a lot of wind and our boat can't be deployed," he said. The pair have been taken to the Whitemark Medical Centre on Flinders Island suffering from mild hypothermia. Rough seas and high winds are preventing the couple's yacht from being salvaged. aprox S 40'10.590 E 147'54.232 Had up to 50 knots on this side of the Straight. Link to post Share on other sites
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