Sea search

Choppers have been searching the area off Point Peron and the Southwest corner of garden Island all afternoon, not seeing anything in the media though. 

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Wed, 2019-04-03 17:29

Just found this

 

https://thewest.com.au/news/7-news-perth/rescuers-search-for-missing-kayaker-off-rockingham-ng-b881157128z

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I would NOT take my 6.8 out in that gusty wind

Wed, 2019-04-03 17:35

 Fingers crossed for the kayaker .......I planned to head out today but decided way too windy until well after 11

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shark ?? hope they find

Wed, 2019-04-03 19:23

shark ??

hope they find whoever it is ,

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It’s actually

Wed, 2019-04-03 19:37

Horrible area there. Always sloppy ( short and sharp). Same area years ago where that guy had white attack dingy, he went to hit it with oar and fell in , boat drifted away. He had to swim back in. I remember seeing him in shock at ramp. Very lucky man. I hope they find person safe.

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 Choppers still out warnbro

Wed, 2019-04-03 20:58

 Choppers still out warnbro side around pengos and south 730pm tonight

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 Not good at all. Heres

Wed, 2019-04-03 21:40

 Not good at all. Heres hoping for a good outcome

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Fingers crossed

Wed, 2019-04-03 23:55

Heres hoping for a positive out come 

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 Not good, jet going over all

Thu, 2019-04-04 04:10

 Not good, jet going over all nite.

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Resuming the search this

Thu, 2019-04-04 06:33

Resuming the search this morning....was able to activate the Epirb but has found trouble after that it seems.

Not looking good.

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Have they confirmed

Thu, 2019-04-04 07:30

Someone is missing?

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Stated they were giving

Thu, 2019-04-04 08:01

Stated they were giving family regular updates.

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Suspected missing

Thu, 2019-04-04 08:02

 LJ.

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K

Thu, 2019-04-04 08:08

Cheers .hate to say it .but most yak guys I know have epirb attached to jacket

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 Not looking good at this

Thu, 2019-04-04 09:31

 Not looking good at this stage.

EPIRB was found about 9.30 last night.

Yak and paddle both located as well.

Hope for the best, but signs aren't looking promising.

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 If you look on flightradar24

Thu, 2019-04-04 09:36

 If you look on flightradar24 you can see the rescue heli's doing grid search. Thats how i know cl60 was searching early morning.

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 Looks to be circling on the

Thu, 2019-04-04 10:05

 Looks to be circling on the spot now, hopefully some good news

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  Yep huge grid search going

Thu, 2019-04-04 10:03

  Yep huge grid search going - Counted 10 Rescue Search/Police boats, helicopters and Jetskis.

Putting the effort in that for sure,hope it all ends well.

Condition are not good this morning:

 

 

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Search called off just now

Thu, 2019-04-04 11:06

Conditions are horrible .......I feel for the family of the missing man  

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 Not good. Looking out over

Thu, 2019-04-04 11:16

 Not good. Looking out over the water now and its looking quite gnarly. 

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Steve used to sail with us.

Thu, 2019-04-04 12:50

Steve used to sail with us. He was very safety conscious and had his head screwed on. Hoping for the best result though the conditions will make it tough. 

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A lesson for us all?

Fri, 2019-04-05 00:56

This is an extract from the article in the West Australia...............

 

“Being a personal locator beacon it’s not entirely designed for the marine environment, so it doesn’t float upright in the same way as a marine EPIRB would do,” he said.

“That may account for why the signal was patchy and was only detected at around 11am and then later on after 7pm yesterday and not in between times.” 

 

I was thinking of getting a PLB for the tinny, but now will be buying a proper EPIRB instead.

 

Here's hoping that he will be found safe and sound.

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Very sound advice

Thu, 2019-04-04 16:49

 Despite all the boats out there yesterday afternoon the signal from the Plb was so faint and so intermittent it was not found for hours ......proper Epirb the only way to go despite the larger size.....add to that most plbs battery life is only 24 hours at best ....some real lessons here but again my thoughts go out to the relatives and friends of the missing man 

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Def gree on the EPIRB being

Fri, 2019-04-05 07:18

Def gree on the EPIRB being the primary beacon but despite its limitations I wouldn't discourage carrying a PLB on one's body in case the worst happens and you end up in the drink with at least something to alert sea rescue.

Not looking good especially to have been be separated from a kayak and it must be a wretched time for the family. 

 

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Not looking to good at all

Fri, 2019-04-05 06:59

 How are conditions today? Looks like a sad ending. Thoughts go out to family and friends.

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  Flat as today-very light SE

Fri, 2019-04-05 08:01

  Flat as today-very light SE winds.

I'm going for a tailor session behind Garden Island shortly,so will keep my eyes open around the reefs.

Yes-not looking good.

Not sure about the Media reports,but last night it said that he was not wearing a life jacket?

That has to be very worrying, if true, long time to be in the water.

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I would guess

Fri, 2019-04-05 10:22

I would guess correct...giving the body hasnt been found.

Similar fate to the blokes last year that were never found.

Condolences to the family and friends....terrible.

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Fri, 2019-04-05 12:30

Yeah, hoping they can make a recovery now. 

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Unfortunately been to long

Fri, 2019-04-05 18:38

Would love to be wrong . Surge this morn and vis was crap. Also current hammering. Even though winds where light seas where terrible.

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Well that story

Sat, 2019-04-06 07:33

 Did a real turn around. Seems he had some sex charges to answer for.

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Faked his own death?"The

Sat, 2019-04-06 07:45

Faked his own death?

"The Weekend West can reveal Mr Angel first faced a Mandurah court in January charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a child under 13 and two of indecent dealing of a child under 13."

Hopefully he died a long and horrible death... if the above is true

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 If the above is true....

Sat, 2019-04-06 08:05

 If the above is true.... Well it’s all he will be remembered for now. 

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Well many unanswered Questions

Sat, 2019-04-06 09:29

 Suicide? Disappearing act?

thewest.com.au/news/wa/missing-kayaker-stephen-angel-on-historic-child-sex-charges-ng-b881159069z

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Sat, 2019-04-06 11:45

Picked up by a Soviet sub? 

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Launching a Kayak at Cape York

Sat, 2019-04-06 13:48

 Probably getting ready to paddle to New Guinea...

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 until his body turns up dead

Sat, 2019-04-06 14:48

 until his body turns up dead or alive no one can prove anything . however it does seem a  bit wierd

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 I used to sail with Steve.

Sat, 2019-04-06 21:18

 I used to sail with Steve. This is truely disturbing and is so sad for his family and the family of the child.

He was such a normal bloke. Didn't want attention, just did his stuff and kept going. Could tell a great story at 0200 in the morning when you were on watch.

Sad to lose the nice bloke I knew though good to see another rock spider off the face of the planet...

 

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Mmm

Sat, 2019-04-06 22:31

Could be fake . Rock spider may still be around .