Four rescued from Hoskyn Island after boat begins to sink
Four people have been rescued from a remote island on the southern Great Barrier Reef after their boat began to sink.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said it detected a distress beacon from the recreational boat near Hoskyn Island about 4:30am on Sunday.
The boat was about 55 kilometres north-east of 1770 in the Gladstone region.
A spokesperson for Bundaberg's LifeFlight Rescue helicopter said three adults and a teenager had been out fishing on Saturday when they took shelter on the island because of poor weather.
During the night, they discovered their boat was also taking in water.
The group were flown to Lady Musgrave Island and then transferred back to the mainland by boat.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said no-one was injured or required medical treatment.
The AMSA said the event served as an important reminder of the importance of carrying distress beacons.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
SBS Australia
31 minutes ago
- SBS Australia
SBS Nepali Australian weather update: Monday, 9 June 2025
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Nepali-speaking Australians. Stories about women of Nepali heritage in Australia who are about to become parents.
ABC News
an hour ago
- ABC News
Paul & Paula's Patch
Jerry visits a bush block in Brisbane's south-west has been transformed into a grand cottage garden. Owners: Paula and Paul Herbert Location: Mount Crosby, Qld, on Yuggera Country Climate Zone: Subtropical Garden Established: More than 15 years ago Style: Grand cottage garden Key Features Jerry first notices the lovely balance of light and shade in the garden. All the elements of design are used here: repetition, colour, texture, unity and space. There are many nectar-producing plants, which bring in lots of birds. Grass trees were planted as tiny seedlings about 15 years ago and are now about 1.5m tall. Other strappy plants include a variegated lomandra, miscanthus, carex and gymea lilies. Paula has loved gardening since she was a little child and now has Paul hooked, too – this is the third garden they've created together. Paula has the ideas and Paul puts them into action! The garden is a showpiece for Paula's creativity too; she is a painter and clay artist. Paula has a particular passion for Casuarina 'Green Wave' and surprises Paul by admitting there are 90 of them in the garden. While she has no horticultural training, she got on so well with the staff at the local garden centre that she was offered a job. The open spaces and borders are defined by hedges, but few are in straight lines. Being at a slight elevation and away from the coastal humidity, they are able to grow Manchurian pears and other deciduous trees. A downside of their location is the strong south-easterly summer wind, however the hedging helps reduce its impact. Some of the hedges are planted with mock orange, which is a serious weed in the area, as birds carry the seed into the bush, but the Herberts are diligent in trimming off any seed heads that form. An old kids' cubby house has been transformed into a chook shed, complete with a bird 'chandelier'. GRASS TREE Xanthorrhoea sp. VARIEGATED MAT-RUSH Lomandra cv. CHINESE SILVER GRASS Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo' * JAPANESE SEDGE Carex 'Feather Falls' GYMEA LILY Doryanthes excelsa SWAMP SHE-OAK Casuarina glauca 'Green Wave' * MOCK ORANGE Murraya paniculata * ROSEMARY Salvia rosmarinus cv. * Check before planting: this may be an environmental weed in your area
ABC News
4 hours ago
- ABC News
Humpback whale entangled in rope, trailing a buoy spotted south off Sydney Harbour
Whale rescue teams are poised to assist a "distressed" humpback whale entangled in rope and trailing a buoy that has been sighted just south of Sydney Harbour. The adult humpback is travelling south, which is in the opposite direction to what it should be during what is the official whale migration season. "It's entangled with rope on its left pectoral fin, and is trailing rope and a light coloured, almost white buoy which is about 20 metres behind it," Jessica Fox, Vice President of the Organisation for Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) told the ABC. Ms Fox said the National Parks and Wildlife Service Large Whale Disentanglement Team was currently on stand-by to help the whale if conditions and time allowed today. "Unfortunately, it is getting a bit late in the day now so we're really hoping some sightings come through quickly now. It was last seen about 2pm around South Head on Sunday afternoon. "Humpback whales would usually all be still heading north this time of year in June," Ms Fox said. "This is very unusual to see it travelling south so early in the season, and this is why we think this whale is in distress and it's turning around and heading back to the Great Southern Ocean." She said the north-bound travel was part of their migration. "They head up the east coast of Australia from the Great Southern Ocean where their feeding grounds are and they head up to warmer waters either to birth, or to meet up with friends and mate. "Given that it is travelling south means to us that it may be in distress. She added that it was unclear where the whale became entangled in the rope. "We're unsure where the buoy has come from. It may have picked it up anywhere, the first sighting of the whale was on Saturday." ORCCA said it was an adult humpback whale, but they were unclear of the sex or age. Specially trained whale experts have been reviewing footage of the whale supplied by ORCCA and members of the public. Ms Fox said once the whale was located, the whale rescue team would work out what formation their boats need to be in to safely snag the rope and cut it off. "But it is done in a really methodical and focused and specific way for the safety for both the humans and whales involved." People are urged to ring the whale rescue hotline on 02 9415 3333 if they spot the whale.
