Boat Rollover On South Passge Bar

[Old Scaley]

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/pair-injured-when-boat-overturns-in-moreton-bay-with-11-onboard-20170425-gvse1j.html

Hope everyone is ok!  With 11 on board I am thinking charter boat? Would be a tricky rescue.

[samsteele115]

Yeh Moreton Island Fishing Charters. Not good, although could have been much worse

[josha293]

Is this the charter that is run by matt hubbard?

[Luc53]

According to a radio news broadcast, they survived in shark infested waters until they were rescued!!

[demarc]

One of the folks on the boat said they wore one big wave which turned them, then the second big wave rolled them.

I for one will be learning from this and will be keeping my life jackets within easy reach and not stowed in the cabin while crossing any bars.

[Do$tylz]

was just having a chat to a mate at work about this and we had similar thoughts about lifejackets. Probably just worth wearing when you're crossing anyway. And if you have the new slim, self inflating ones, then its' almost no excuse not to since they are so easy to put on and not bulky or annoying.

 

Good to hear all on board made it out alive.

[Old Scaley]

I know of a guy who regularly crosses the bar. He can't swim and won't wear a life jacket because he  reckons he would rather drown than be floating around like a shark entree.  He did actually roll his boat on the bar but managed to stay on top of his upturned cat until it got pushed into shore at Amity. Not sure if he wears a jacket these days.

[straddiebrad]

not sure if anyone new the old owner warrick from moreton island fishing charters he had a sailfish back in 2009/2010 with twin hondas on the back pretty sure he was the skipper in this case he was on this site for a while.brad

 

 

[Do$tylz]

Was that the cat with red/moroon hull Brad? Yeah I remember him.

[straddiebrad]

2 minutes ago, Do$tylz said:

Was that the cat with red/moroon hull Brad? Yeah I remember him.

yer mate it was been out with him back then when he was just getting started charged me nothing just showd him around a bit and iam sure mark gave up some spots for him too

 

[Do$tylz]

oh bugger.

 

Yeah he was pretty green when he started it all up hey.

[kmcrosby78]

Glad they're all OK and good to see it's provoked thought amongst those of us who head offshore. I saw/was reading a year or so ago about a 'safety bag' with lifejackets (plus I guess flares and EPIRB) and having it strapped/hanging over the back of the drivers chair so that in an emergency it can be easily grabbed and carried into the water. Obviously actually wearing the lifejacket when crossing the bar would be safer, but still better than having them stowed in the cabin of the boat.