The Latest Breaking News from AMSA

Rescue mission launched for men stranded on yacht adrift off coast of Australia for 36 hours

The two men, both in their 70s, are stranded after heavy winds severely damaged their vessel, leaving them unable to sail as they await rescue from the teams on dry land

Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022

Men stranded for 36 hours on yacht taking on water off coast of Australia

A rescue mission has been launched to save two men whose yacht started to take on water during a storm off the coast of Australia and New Zealand.

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2022

Ocean rescue underway for two sailors on damaged yacht in Tasman Sea

The men, both in their 70s, are reportedly experienced sailors

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Cargo ship safely returned to port in Sydney after three days stranded in wild seas

The Portland Bay had sparked fears of an environmental catastrophe after experiencing engine failure in rough weather

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022

Federal government pledges $1,000 disaster payment for NSW flood victims as threat moves north

Deluge moves to Hunter and mid-north coast as Anthony Albanese announces one-off payment to people in 23 areas

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022

NSW sailors' 15-hour ordeal after capsize

Two sailors have been rescued off the NSW South Coast after spending almost 15 hours in the water when their yacht capsized on Saturday morning.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

Mystery surrounds sunken, dismantled luxury yacht with no confirmed owner

The intrigue surrounding a superyacht that ran aground on a Queensland beach last month deepens, with the ABC uncovering a complex web of colourful characters and incidents.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

Alleged cocaine smuggling plane was not airworthy at time of PNG crash, court hears

A light plane that crashed while allegedly being used to smuggle cocaine from Papua New Guinea to Australia was not airworthy, a court has been told.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

Some Horizontal Falls boating accident victims expected to remain in hospital for days, surgeon says

A surgeon treating patients who suffered a range of injuries in a boating accident at a popular tourist hotspot in WA's Kimberley says 10 people remain in hospital.

ABC News · May 29, 2022

Tour operator says no passengers were thrown into water in Horizontal Falls boating accident

The tour operator at the centre of a boating accident in Western Australia's Kimberley region says the vessel didn't capsize and no passengers were thrown into the water.

ABC News · May 28, 2022