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The Advertiser
21-07-2025
- General
- The Advertiser
Boats, aircraft resume search for missing fisherman
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 about 10am but when he failed to return that night emergency services were called. The search by vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, led by the Marine Area Command, continues on Monday. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said the crews from Narooma, Bermagui and Merimbula are determined to find the 56-year-old. There were almost 30 volunteers on the water across six vessels on Sunday, covering an area from Ulladulla to Merimbula and up to 22 kilometres seaward under the direction of police, Mr Massey said. 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 about 10am but when he failed to return that night emergency services were called. The search by vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, led by the Marine Area Command, continues on Monday. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said the crews from Narooma, Bermagui and Merimbula are determined to find the 56-year-old. There were almost 30 volunteers on the water across six vessels on Sunday, covering an area from Ulladulla to Merimbula and up to 22 kilometres seaward under the direction of police, Mr Massey said. 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 about 10am but when he failed to return that night emergency services were called. The search by vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, led by the Marine Area Command, continues on Monday. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said the crews from Narooma, Bermagui and Merimbula are determined to find the 56-year-old. There were almost 30 volunteers on the water across six vessels on Sunday, covering an area from Ulladulla to Merimbula and up to 22 kilometres seaward under the direction of police, Mr Massey said. 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 about 10am but when he failed to return that night emergency services were called. The search by vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, led by the Marine Area Command, continues on Monday. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said the crews from Narooma, Bermagui and Merimbula are determined to find the 56-year-old. There were almost 30 volunteers on the water across six vessels on Sunday, covering an area from Ulladulla to Merimbula and up to 22 kilometres seaward under the direction of police, Mr Massey said.
Perth Now
20-07-2025
- General
- Perth Now
Boats, aircraft resume search for missing fisherman
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 about 10am but when he failed to return that night emergency services were called. The search by vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, led by the Marine Area Command, continues on Monday. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said the crews from Narooma, Bermagui and Merimbula are determined to find the 56-year-old. "All of our dedicated volunteers are tired but ready to continue ... they are an incredible group of committed people," he said. There were almost 30 volunteers on the water across six vessels on Sunday, covering an area from Ulladulla to Merimbula and up to 22 kilometres seaward under the direction of police, Mr Massey said.
West Australian
20-07-2025
- General
- West Australian
Boats, aircraft resume search for missing fisherman
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 about 10am but when he failed to return that night emergency services were called. The search by vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, led by the Marine Area Command, continues on Monday. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said the crews from Narooma, Bermagui and Merimbula are determined to find the 56-year-old. "All of our dedicated volunteers are tired but ready to continue ... they are an incredible group of committed people," he said. There were almost 30 volunteers on the water across six vessels on Sunday, covering an area from Ulladulla to Merimbula and up to 22 kilometres seaward under the direction of police, Mr Massey said.
ABC News
20-07-2025
- ABC News
Search for missing fisherman continues off NSW Far South Coast
A search for a fisherman missing off the New South Wales Far South Coast has entered its second day. Emergency services were alerted on Saturday night that a 56-year-old man had not returned to shore from a fishing trip after leaving Batemans Bay Harbour earlier that day. Since his disappearance, a multi-agency search has been underway to find the man. Authorities say they are hopeful they will locate the fishermen while weather conditions are favourable. The current priority search area is offshore Narooma and Bermagui, according to Marine Rescue NSW zone duty operations manager Stuart Massey. Mr Massey said the search to find the man was a race against the clock. "It's quite a challenging search out there because the search area is so vast," he said. "The longer the time period goes, the bigger the area that we have to search. "We're just hoping that we can get a result today … If not, then we'll keep searching." Conditions on the water have been favourable for search crews with swell height well below 1 metre and gentle winds. Mr Massey said he believed the 56-year-old man was heading towards the continental shelf, targeting tuna and had communicated with people onshore throughout the day while on the water. "We're reasonably confident of where he was … But where he is now, we're unsure and we're just doing the best we can to locate him," he said. "The search areas are determined by the Water Police through their drift modelling areas that they use. "There's a high probability that we will be able to locate the man but in saying that, there's no guarantees with anything. "We're just out there, doing the best that we can." Multiple interstate aircraft are involved in the search, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. NSW Police are currently not treating the incident as suspicious.
Sky News AU
20-07-2025
- Sky News AU
Desperate search for missing fisherman on NSW South Coast rages on, as police pledge to do everything in their power to locate man
NSW Police have commenced a multi-agency search operation to locate a fisherman in his mid-50s who did not return to port at Batemans Bay on the south coast. Emergency services were called to Batemans Bay Marina at around 8pm on Saturday night after receiving numerous reports a 53-year-old man had not returned to port after a day of fishing. NSW Police said in a statement that the man was last seen when he departed the marina at 6am on Saturday morning. The man left for his journey in an 8-metre Arvor Cruiser, and last made radio contact with officials at 10am, however alarm bells began to ring when the man failed to report back to the marina at sundown. Police said that a 'multi-agency search' had since commenced to locate the man. Authorities pooled resources in an attempt to find the man late Saturday night, with Marine Area Command and Marine Rescue NSW dispatching a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter to scout the area. The search persisted until 1am on Sunday, yet the man and his vessel could not be located. "The Marine Rescue Batemans Bay and Bermagui crews said sea conditions were favourable last night, but it was quite dark with little assistance from the moon, and they had to navigate around numerous whales," Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said. The search operation resumed early on Sunday morning, with dozens of local volunteers, six patrol boats, a light aircraft and Surf Life Saving NSW crews sent out to spearhead the effort. Large police rescue boats were also seen cruising the waters on Sunday afternoon, navigating migrating whales, while helicopters were dispatched to comb the vast surrounding area. The combined operation includes Marina Area Command, the South Coast Police District, Marine Rescue NSW and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Inspector Massey said that ocean conditions were favourable on Sunday and added that visibility was also good, giving volunteers welcome assistance in their attempts to locate the lost fisherman. "They are searching an area offshore from just north of Narooma to south of Bermagui under the direction of Marine Area Command and will continue to do so until otherwise instructed," he said. Authorities are pleading for anyone with information pertaining to the man's whereabouts to come forward and immediately contact Crime Stoppers.
