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Ship set to return after elderly woman dies on cruise

A full investigation is set to be launched as a cruise ship returns to port after an 80-year-old passenger died alone while hiking on a remote tropical island.

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Stranded teens rescued after pilot spotted SOS in sand

An eagle-eyed pilot who saw 'HELP' written in the sand alerted authorities who rescued three teenagers stranded after their 4WD became bogged in the outback.

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Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

A historic lighthouse in South Australia has had a $2 million refurbishment after cockatoos with a hankering for salt nibbled at its historic brickwork.

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Eleven Indonesian fishermen rescued after six days stranded on desert island in Pacific Ocean

Eleven Indonesian fishermen were rescued by Australian authorities after surviving six days without food or water on a tiny desert island in the Indian Ocean.

Evening Standard

Indonesian fishermen saved after Australia shipwreck; 9 missing

The group spent six days without food or water on a remote island where they were shipwrecked by Cyclone Ilsa.

Al Jazeera

9 Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia

Nine Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after spending six days without food or water on an island off the Australian coast in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone

The Independent UK

Men clinging to cooler rescued off Australia

Three fishermen clinging to a cooler box have been rescued in choppy seas off the coast of Western Australia state.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) diverted a rescue aircraft on Wednesday after an emergency beacon was activated off Eclipse Island, about 17 kilometers (10.6 miles) south of the coastal city…

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Northern Territory authorities confirm two people dead after light plane crash in remote area

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement that two people had died when the remains of the aircraft were found near Bulman on Sunday afternoon, a day after the plane took off from Nhulunbuy.

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Coal ship detained by federal authorities over alleged breaches including $108k in unpaid wages | UPDATED

Newcastle coal ship detained over crew conditions | UPDATED

Newcastle Herald

Rescue mission underway to reach cargo ship in distress off South Coast

Australian Maritime Safety Authority rescue boats from Newcastle and Sydney are on their way to the ship, which is larger than the Portland Bay carrier which almost crashed into the cliffs off the Royal National Park in July.

Newcastle Herald

Crews work to rescue container ship Rio Madeira stranded off NSW south coast town of Narooma

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says the Singaporean container ship had a power failure on Thursday night.

ABC News

Report finds wage theft rampant on foreign ships entering Newcastle

Seafarers working on the 2500 foreign-registered freight ships that enter the Port of Newcastle each year are being robbed an estimated $25million a year, new research has found.

Newcastle Herald

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

Rescue mission for sailors stranded in the Tasman Sea after severe weather brings 10-metre seas

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the RAAF and NSW Police are combining their efforts to rescue the crew members, who rain into severe weather about 300 kilometres east of Lord Howe Island.

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Rescue mission under way for two Australians stranded on damaged yacht in Tasman Sea

The men, in their 70s, were travelling from New Zealand when severe weather caused the vessel to take on water near Lord Howe Island

The Canberra Times

From searching for MH370 to saving sailors, rescue centre celebrates 25 years

The disappearance of flight MH370 is only one of the thousands of missions conducted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

ABC News

Horizontal Falls tour boat appears to have crashed into rock wall, Maritime Safety Authority says

First responders to a boat crash say they were not prepared for the scale or severity of injuries they encountered when they touched down at a remote tourist attraction.

ABC News

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.

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Crew believes Indonesian fishermen could have been in water for 48 hours before rescue

Rescuers have described the complexities involved in saving a man who had been plucked from the debris of a capsized fishing boat in remote waters off WA's north-west coast.

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