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Diver found safe

A diver missing off the WA coast at Esperance has been found safe and well.

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24hr rescue saves cray boat crew

A cray boat has been towed to safety after breaking down off Western Australia's south-east coast.

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Life raft adrift off WA's south coast

A rescue operation is under way off Western Australia's south coast after a life raft was found almost 100 nautical miles out to sea. An RAAF C130 Hercules aircraft was sent to the area south-east of...

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Fishermen rescued from life raft

Three fisherman are recovering in hospital after spending eight hours floating on a life raft in freezing waters when their boat sank off Western Australia's south coast.

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Fishermen rescued from life raft

Three fishermen have been rescued from a life raft floating off the West Australian coast.

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Rescued fisherman sorry he did not register

The skipper of a cray boat rescued with his crew off Esperance says he had not sent the form in to register his emergency beacon.

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Goldfields and Esperance, WA: Tuesday May 11, 2010

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Rescued fishermen leave hospital

Three men who were rescued off the coast of Esperance yesterday have been discharged from hospital. Patrick Daniels and his two crew abandoned their sinking crayboat and spent six hours in a life raft...

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Goldfields and Esperance, WA: Wednesday May 12, 2010

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Fisherman recovering after rescue

Police say it is not yet clear what caused a fire on-board a fishing boat near Hopetoun yesterday.

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Emergency signal activated off WA's south coast

Police say a boat that set off a distress signal off the coast of WA's south coast will be towed back to Esperance after it broke down.

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Fishermen rescued by merchant vessel

Emergency authorities say a group of Tasmanian fishermen who sent out a distress signal in the Great Australian Bite east of Esperance have been towed to Perth

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A rescue attempt is underway for solo yachtsman

A Japanese bulk carrier has been diverted to rescue a Canadian yachtsman in trouble in the Southern Ocean.

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Fisherman drowns after falling from rocks

Police are urging fishers to take care after a man died after slipping from rocks while fishing at a cove near Esperance on Western Australia's south coast.

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Pilot boat damaged in big waves

The Esperance Port Authority says a pilot boat has been badly damaged after it tumbled off a five-metre wave while transferring a port pilot to an African grain vessel.

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Woman drowns after slipping off rocks

A woman has drowned after being swept into the ocean off rocks at Esperance.

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Sailor rescued from stricken yacht off Esperance in WA's south thanks rescuers

A man rescued from a stricken yacht off Western Australia's south coast says the situation "could have been a lot worse".

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Without EPIRB stricken yachtie near Esperance could have died say police

Police say emergency equipment saved a 68-year-old skipper's life when his yacht ran aground on rocks off Western Australia's south-east coast.

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Grain ship detained near Esperance over claims crew denied, fresh food, wages

A bulk grain handling ship has been detained off the West Australian coast amid allegations of crew mistreatment

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