Big search for man overboard at Rottnest.
Submitted by chris raff on Thu, 2011-11-17 17:40
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chris raff
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Apparently a big wave swept
Apparently a big wave swept him off...as he was throwing a rope ladder to another boat must have been hairy out there this morning, as to lose sight of him straight away...
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hlokk
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Must have been a big wave
Must have been a big wave given the size of that ship! Hopefully hes found alive and well.
Oracle
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Fingers crossed
But I think we all know where this one is going.
tailor marc
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I was down there just now.
I was down there just now. Lots of people out there looking for him. Well done to all people out in that crappy weather trying there best. Hope that he is found ok
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dodgy
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Mate was doing some training
Mate was doing some training in the river when they got a call to assist. Not nice conditions out there apparently.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
UncutTriggerInWA
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OSH Cover-up
It's their problem. Just like any other workplace incident. Shall we blame the GW sharks for this one as well?
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oh yeah vince, while where
oh yeah vince, while where at it, everyone who has gone missing in the last 100 years, we blame on the GWs too.
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Not really getting your point here ?
'Water Police Senior Sergeant Greg Trew said they received a mayday call from the Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Siena about 11.30am to say a crew member on board saw the man fall overboard into the ocean.
“He was washed off the front of the boat by a wave,” Snr Sgt Trew said.
“He had a harness on and the harness gave way.”'
Who said anything about sharks? What OHS coverup?
tailor marc
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Few pics for yaz of the boys
Few pics for yaz of the boys out there trying to find him.
Nws report about man who fell off the ship today by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr
Bad conditions ,windy as!
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sarcasm0
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Great shots
The harbour osprey and the South Mole ones are awesome.
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sad thing to hear about, and
sad thing to hear about, and now after 24hrs+ the chances of finding him will deminish fast.
ps dam nice pics Marc, those last two are absolute perfect.
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yep not good to hear at
yep not good to hear at all.
Would he have been throwing the rope ladder out from a landing platform? not from the deck of the ship?
I would have thought it waves were big enough to wash someone off the deck of a container ship, then it wouldnt be safe to even attempt to land the pilot!!!
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I heard on the news
the unfortunate chap had a safety harness on but it snapped, so much for good safety gear, RIP
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