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05-01-2007, 10:51 AM
Friday Jan 5 10:58 AEDT
A man's leg has been amputated following a ferry collision on Sydney Harbour.
The Dawn Fraser rivercat and the man's small, aluminium fishing boat collided near Luna Park, on the harbour's north shore, around 7am (AEDT) police said.
He and his son were thrown into the water and rescued by another ferry on its way to Drummoyne.
The father, believed to be in his sixties, also suffered a heart attack as a result of the severe trauma to his leg, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said.
He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital where his right leg has been amputated.
He remains in a critical condition.
His son, in his thirties, was injured and swallowed a large amount of sea water.
He is also in St Vincent's and reported to be in a stable condition.
A Sydney Ferries spokesman said the rivercat was not in service and heading to Circular Quay at the time of the accident.
Police said the crew of the Dawn Fraser may have been unaware of the collision and kept on going.
The ferry Charlotte, one of the older fleet, was on the Circular Quay to Drummoyne service run when the crew spotted the men in the water, the Sydney Ferries spokesman said.
He said crew members administered first aid while taking the men to Walsh Bay where they were met by an ambulance crew.
The captain of the Dawn Fraser is undergoing drug and alcohol testing, in line with standard police procedures.
A man's leg has been amputated following a ferry collision on Sydney Harbour.
The Dawn Fraser rivercat and the man's small, aluminium fishing boat collided near Luna Park, on the harbour's north shore, around 7am (AEDT) police said.
He and his son were thrown into the water and rescued by another ferry on its way to Drummoyne.
The father, believed to be in his sixties, also suffered a heart attack as a result of the severe trauma to his leg, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said.
He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital where his right leg has been amputated.
He remains in a critical condition.
His son, in his thirties, was injured and swallowed a large amount of sea water.
He is also in St Vincent's and reported to be in a stable condition.
A Sydney Ferries spokesman said the rivercat was not in service and heading to Circular Quay at the time of the accident.
Police said the crew of the Dawn Fraser may have been unaware of the collision and kept on going.
The ferry Charlotte, one of the older fleet, was on the Circular Quay to Drummoyne service run when the crew spotted the men in the water, the Sydney Ferries spokesman said.
He said crew members administered first aid while taking the men to Walsh Bay where they were met by an ambulance crew.
The captain of the Dawn Fraser is undergoing drug and alcohol testing, in line with standard police procedures.