Boat and fisherman missing coral bay
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Wed, 2020-06-17 07:01
Heard about a boat that overturned coming into north passage mauds landing at 8:30 last night . 2 swam to shore others still missing . Search went out last night with no luck
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Yep not good , fingers
Yep not good , fingers crossed the other two are located alive and well very soon
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backlash
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Fingers Crossed
I also hope the two missing are found safe and well.
Sadly, a Very topical event. we're heading up with the boat in a couple of weeks.
Simo_
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The channel markers dont
The channel markers dont have lights, ive come through once in the dark, dont think I will do that again.
Hopefully they find the missing people.
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2 dead unfortunately
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-17/coral-bay-search-boat-capsizes-two-found-dead-two-survivors/12363142
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timboon
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Big swell down here, I'd
Big swell down here, I'd imagine xl up there also.
Risky manoeuvre shooting the channel at night with swell.
Unfortunately these actions cost the lives of the two deceased.
Not the first time and probably not the last.
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Swell was on the rise when
Swell was on the rise when we left left 2 days ago Boony, could see it smashing the reef in front of the homestead. Like you say risky manoeuvre at night with no lit channel markers.
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timboon
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Its hard to know
Its hard to know circumstances and making assumptions at times like these doesn't help anybody but travelling at night in a smallish boat takes on a whole new risk...
Bad enough in the daylight when something goes pear shaped, must've been a fucking nightmare situation...
Does anyone know the age of the two no longer with us?
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Biggest prob traveling at
Biggest prob traveling at night you just can't see the swell or waves. Can certainly catch you off guard.
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davewillo
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I wouldn't try that in the
I wouldn't try that in the dark even if there was no swell. Liky Boony said we don't know the circumstances that put them there at 8.30 at night.
Always sad when this is the outcome.
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bellony
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Authorities were notified at
Authorities were notified at 8:35 the reports says. 2 people had time to swim ashore and somehow notify the authorities so maybe it was still light when they got into trouble.
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Latest report says they were
Latest report says they were swamped at about 2pm. The survivors then had to swim 3km to shore and walk 6km to raise the alarm. Based on that clearly still light.
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Faulkner Family
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Saw that on the news. All 4
Saw that on the news. All 4 on board related. Parents died. Sad day for the family
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timboon
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Oh fuck yep thats really
Oh fuck yep thats really shit... Strange to get clipped anywhere behind the reef really... Can anyone thats fished the area shed some light on what the country is like around the north passage?
Perhaps they had some sort of engine failure and ended up on the reef?
Good effort by the survivors getting to the beach and raising the alarm!!
sea-kem
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Missus was questioning me
Missus was questioning me about it considering we were just up that way. I said a boat that size does not go over in swell an chop, especially what was forecast up there. They had to have drifted onto the reef. Very sad indeed RIP and condolences to all involved.
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hodge
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north passage
Very sad news indeed.
Having fished coral bay alot, I would almost bet they they have cut the corner at the entrance to north passage. You tend to get a few random sets that pick up and break on that and can be sketchy if you try head west too early.
timboon
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Yeah thats what I was
Yeah thats what I was wondering...
Poor buggers, I wonder if they activated epirb before swimming?
The odds are stacked against you swimming from a boat even if its tits up...
I ran into trouble years ago up that way, after rowing all night ( just me and my missus ) we pulled up and basically waited for help as the current on the inside of the reef was taking us north quicker than we could row and make it to land...
They've done very well to swim 3kms!!
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Bar Crusher, Surtees
Interesting that the boat was a Bar Crusher and a Surtees went down in Queensland a few weeks killing two people also. I suppose Mother Nature doesn't discriminate between vessels.
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Crusher
the boat in the picture in the west australian does not look like a bar crusher to me.
uncle
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wearing life jackets I wonder
need to make it like seatbelts because it keeps on occuring
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Maybe we should be wearing
Maybe we should be wearing helmets when driving cars too
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So you don't think that if
So you don't think that if those two elderly people were wearing jackets their lives might've been saved?
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yeah possibly , not my point
yeah possibly , not my point though. every time this happens the madatory life jacket brigade arcs up.
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I reckon it should be
I reckon it should be mandatory for vulnerable people, young kids and the elderly,how you would class that I'm not sure.
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Andy its a deal I made with the missus
post stroke, and Im happy to wear a pfd, don't even know you have it on,yep I'm over 70
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uncle
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Paul its not about you
its the ones who are left behind who will pay the price,ask the ones who who have lost family members.
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Silver Fox
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Newsfeed
Newsfeed showed the boat being pulled up the C-Bay ramp. It had a rear water flap like the Bar Crusher/Surtees boats. Either way it's a shit thing to happen to anyone.
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Sad
Irrespective of what caused it, it is just so sad.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
Moking
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Yep - very sad. The family
Yep - very sad. The family and especially grandkids will be devastated.
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Dale
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Learnt this morning it’s a mate of mines parents, my mate and his girl were the other persons, my mate is a super fit guy, so the swim wouldn’t have been a problem for him and his girlfriend.
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That sucks Dale. Will take a
That sucks Dale. Will take a long time to get over that.
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Tom M
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Apart from our Metro area is
Apart from our Metro area is there a worse holiday destination for boating trageties on the West Coast?
Thoughts are with the families a terrible loss.
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On a brighter note, there's
On a brighter note, there's a story I saw today of a fisho who went into the water fishing on Sugarloaf Rock on Sunday. Was wearing a life jacket and this one ended up a happy outcome.
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Dale
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Time frame
A statement released by the family this morning revealed that the horror accident unfolded shortly after the couple, both in their 70s, and their youngest son Ryan and his partner Galina, left for a fishing trip about 1pm.
About 2pm outside Ningaloo Reef – just north of North Passage – “two huge waves hit” the group’s 6.1m boat “side-on”.
“All necessary safety equipment was onboard but was not accessible due to the sudden capsizing,” the family’s statement said.
“Bob and Jan were knocked unconscious and trapped underwater for a period of time.
After Ryan and his girlfriend Galina resurfaced, they found Mr and Mrs Oostryck’s bodies.
They tried desperately to resuscitate them for 20 to 30 minutes, “but were unsuccessful”
What followed was a long and dangerous 3km swim back to shore, with the young couple, both in their 30s, forced to spend hours in the water before arriving exhausted back on land.
“With the boat dangerously close to the reef, Ryan secured their bodies to the boat and made the difficult decision to leave and swim to safety,” the family said.
“They managed to recover two life jackets from the wreckage and swam for four hours to shore, arriving after sunset.
“They walked for another two-and-a-half hours until they found some campers on the beach who assisted them and drove to Coral Bay to raise the alarm.”
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Brock O
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Fuck thats hard to
Fuck thats hard to read....tragic RIP.
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Very sad for the young couple
And stick it's up the a hole of all you key board flogs who gobbed if as usual without knowing the facts
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Faulkner Family
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First few comments were made
First few comments were made only on the initial report which didn't state all the facts. Media doesn't always get it right first time.
If you want to slam people for that your just as much a flog .
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bradz
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Keyboard flog
Ive only identified one keyboard flog on this page so far.
As stated by others, the initial comments/assumptiopns went on the info that was provided and none of the victims characters was ever called into question.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
rob90
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That sends chills down me.
That sends chills down me. That would've been the hardest swim physically and emotionally. Sad news, that so easily could've been a 4 person fatality.Condolences to all involved
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uncle
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terrible outcome
condolences to the family and friendsd
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Happy dayz
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Yeah condolences all around
Yeah condolences all around ,shocking outcome ,RIP
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Damn thats sad story
Damn thats sad story
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
timboon
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There has to be lessons
There has to be lessons learnt from these outcomes...
Why an EPIRB wasn't accessible could perhaps be one that should be looked at...
I understand fully being a surfer that a wave belting you will toss shit around but then a water activated EPIRB might be the answer...
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Why an EPIRB wasn't
Why an EPIRB wasn't accessible could perhaps be one that should be looked at..
Never a truer word spoken. Some may remember that I lost my Brother off Leeman a couple of years ago after we got a cray rope around the propeller and a wave landed in the back of the boat causing it to capsize. My EPIRB was located inside the cabin, at top deckhead. When upside down, this is the deepest part of the floating vessel and I could not duck dive deep enough to recover it. The upshot was that we were in the water, being smashed by the sea for 4 hours, I was within minutes of the end. Just so lucky that another boat happened along.
SO..... Site your EPIRB where you can get it if the boat is upside down!!
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That is just nasty.
That is just nasty. Condolonces to the family and friends.
Tom M
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The shire president made the
The shire president made the following comment "This tragedy just highlights theres a real problem" Yet he did not say what that real problem was.
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McLay
just saw footage of the boat. I have been seeing that boat here for years. I am pretty sure it is a McLay. About 8 years ago all the blue paint was falling off it but the next year it had been repainted.