EPIRB distress
AN extensive air and sea search is conutinuing south of Rottnest after an EPIRB distress beacon was activated earlier today.
A WA Police spokeswoman said the EPIRB was activated about 9am and the signal site had been located, but no vessels, debris or people had been found.
The EPIRB was activated about nine nautical miles west of Fremantle, the spokeswoman said.
"There are seven vessels searching as well as two aircraft . . . they are looking for the possibility of a person in the water," she said.
"But they are also looking that perhaps the EPIRB could have fallen off a boat because it is water activated."
Police have urged any boat operators who have been in the area today and are now missing an EPIRB to contact Water Police in Fremantle urgently.....
Given that they are all now "registered", did they try calling the owner ? Maybe that would be easier that flying around for hours? Just a thought
BUT hope all is well and hope no one is hurt or in real distress
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hope its not anyone missing.
hope its not anyone missing. if it is a hoax i hope they throw the book at them.
as you said , why not call the owner if they couldnt find the boat at first. costs thousands to keep searching
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dodgy
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If it was registered they
If it was registered they would have called the owner.
Hope it all ends well.
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roberta
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True I had a email
at the beginning of the year asking for any information on old farts epirb that either was correct or needed replacing we've our mobile, and daughters mobile, land line for contacts. Must agree Russ if it is a hoax hope they throw the book at them. Resources spent for nothing.
Read were they are looking for a person or persons in the water, no boat sighted
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Maybe they did call the
Maybe they did call the owner? Assuming that they didn't manage to contract them, they would still have to do the search.
Silk200611
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Agree, But all reports say
Agree, But all reports say nothing about Not beeing able to contact owner/s..
Only asking IF anyone has lost a epirb today to contact the correct authorites.
Realy hope theses no one siting in the drink as itts been a wile now since it was first detected.
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seen this on a news site...
Check out Planefinder.net and look for VH-PPF and watch the search live
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Police say the EPIRB has been
Police say the EPIRB has been located but a rescue team will continue to search the area for anyone in distress.
They said the EPIRB was unregistered and was a water-activated beacon, which is set off as soon as it hits water
The search is continuing
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from the
from the thewest.com.au
UPDATE: 4.40pm A search near Rottnest triggered by an EPIRB alarm this morning has ended after the owner of the device was located.
The EPIRB had fallen into the water without the owner knowing and automatically activated.
The RAC Rescue helicopter earlier joined a search, water police began searching at 9.30am.
A spokesman for the Water Police said the EPIRB was activated at 8.45am, about 1.5 nautical miles south, south-west of Dyer Island off Rottnest.
Seven boats and several aircraft conducted the search of the area.
They said the EPIRB was unregistered and was a water-activated beacon, which is set off as soon as it hits water.
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REMINDER - REGISTER YOUR EPIRB!!!