Sailor lost off Freo

 Just seen on the news a sailor lost overboard a yacht off Freo. Sea rescue and others out looking for them in these conditions. Hope they all get back safe. Last place I'd want to be right now. 


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Yeah good luck

Fri, 2019-08-16 18:39

 With the rescue

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Bad weather to go over the side

Fri, 2019-08-16 19:09

Heres hoping he was wearing a life preserving vest.

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 heard this on the radio on

Fri, 2019-08-16 19:21

 heard this on the radio on the way home. in my opinion no one should have been out there today with the forecast.

hope they do find him tho. not good anyone going missing

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 I was on the beach out the

Fri, 2019-08-16 19:50

 I was on the beach out the front of work at lunchtime and it was pretty yuck gusting into the high 30's.

What a fool. 

 

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was/is he a fisho yachtie or what

Fri, 2019-08-16 20:54

to be out on the water this afternoon you would have to be very keen on what you are doing or it was some place you had to be and had no choice

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 Ch9 had footage of a small

Sat, 2019-08-17 07:12

 Ch9 had footage of a small yacht tied up in the commercial part of th wharf. I guess someone found a yacht drifting.

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Sat, 2019-08-17 15:30

Lost the tender for the yacht, guy was attempting to retrieve it and got thrown into the water. That’s what I read.

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Unfortunately it’s not looking good

Sat, 2019-08-17 19:19

Damn hard conditions to conduct a search in, fingers crossed