Early morning river search.
Sunday 22 June 2008
In a repeat of an incident on the previous Thursday night Shoalhaven Marine Rescue are responded at 3am by Police after a vessel is reported by a member of the public to be broken down and being taken out to sea by the outgoing tide in the Crookhaven River at Orient Point. SA-24 was responded with two crew and was on scene within twenty minutes searching the river. SA-24 was stood down by Police thirty minutes later after the missing vessel and its two crew were located on shore.