2023-05-11 Fishing Boat in Distress.Mba Rescue takes on a challenging assignment. A 50+nm round trip
Channel: Coast Guard Mooloolaba QF6
Date: 2023-05-12

In Force 6. That means a Strong breeze of  22 to 27 knots,  with maximum wave heights of 3  to 4 metres.  A confused Southerly and Easterly swell of 1.5 to 2 metres offshore made the assist quite demanding and taking almost 8 hours for our crew to complete. Lack of steerage in the distresse vessel also meant that entering the Mooloolaba channel and navigating the narrower sections of the river did test our skipper and crew's abilities to the full.