ANOTHER 3 IN THE BAY AT WOODY POINT

[robersl]

HI ALL HEARD ON THE NEW ANOTHER THREE FELLAS ENDED UP IN THE THE WATER AT WOODY POINT TODAY RESCUED WITH LIFE JACKETS ON A PERSON ON THE SHORE WITH A TELSCOPE SPOTTED THEM AND CALL RESCUERS THEY WERE ABOUT 19 YEARS OF AGE ACCORDING TO THE RADIO

SHANE

[dynamicspot]

why would you tempt fait as the rule goe s if in dobut don t go out it s not a real hard one

Greg

[DaneCross]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=79716
Telescope enthusiast saves fishermen
Tuesday Jan 3 18:08 AEDT
Three fishermen had a lucky escape when a telescope operator spotted them by chance after their vessel capsized more than a kilometre from shore.

A man using a telescope at Woody Point, 100km north of Brisbane, spotted the trio in the water desperately waving for help.

The three 19-year-olds, from Brisbane, had been fishing in the area when their dinghy capsized about 10am (AEST) on Tuesday.

The men, who were wearing life jackets, were in the water for about 20 minutes before the telescope operator raised the alarm.




Water Police sergeant Warren Francis said the telescope operator had been more than a kilometre away on the mainland.

He saw the group frantically waving their arms around, trying to attract attention.

Water police were contacted and the three men were picked up and taken back to shore.

Police are not pursuing the matter further. No alcohol was involved.

None of the men were injured.

[The_Walrus]

Any clues as to why the boat capsized?

Weather/wave, mishandling, inexperience????

Luc

[kleiny]

it said on the news one of the guys on board lost his balance & went over the side this unbalanced the boat & capsized it.
kleiny

[Always_offshore]

I think kleinys reply would be rihgt as most of woody point -clontarf area would have been glassed out as n/easters are mosly offshore.

[The_Walrus]

Thanks.

Must have been a small tinny?

Luc

[ssab1]

no wonder the water police are starting to lose thier sense of humour at least they had life jackets,used to tie a flare and whistle to my jackets .no good in a capsized boat.

[Billo]

interesting ....maybe they all were on the one side of the boat and allowed it to take on a bit of water ??? got me stuffed !?

bet no one will ever know the FULL story ;D

[SeaHunt]

A man using a telescope at Woody Point, 100km north of Brisbane, spotted the trio in the water desperately waving for help.



Someones moved Woody point a bit further North. :-?

[4x4frog]

May-be he was at Woody Point with a damm good telescope and they were 100km away. At that distance he must have had a damm big 'scope :o

[Dug]

3 people know what happened and my bet is they will never tell ::)

Woody point 100km north of brisbane??? it must have come loose and floated away over night

[robersl]

boat looked like a4mtr tinnie on the news hey i have seen 1-2 mtr waves from the north east off woody point i think they where out near the outside reef sweel does roll in there

[dynamicspot]

my guess is they took water onboard out the front and tried to make it back it can get rough there but not on a northely got me


Greg