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Disaster and Emergency PremiumOne dead, another in hospital after boat capsizes

A man has died and another is in hospital after their boat capsized in eastern Victoria.

Adrian Black

EMERGENCYCommentsPremiumEight rescued from waters off Fremantle after boat flips

Rescuers were fortunately nearby when a private vessel returning to the mainland from Rottnest capsized in the midst of the Port to Pub open water swim race.

‘No thought given’CommentsPremiumSouth Perth locals slam proposal for new riverside boatshed

South Perth locals have spoken against proposed plans for a new Wesley College boatshed to be built along the South Perth foreshore, with one resident accusing the school of ‘grabbing prime riverfront land’.

Jessica Evensen & Michael Palmer

Ocean emergencyVideoCommentsPremiumTense scenes as passengers rescued from boat stuck at sea

A tense sea rescue has unfolded off Whitfords Beach after a boat’s propeller reportedly stopped working on Sunday evening, leaving about six passengers stuck at sea. 

Harriet Flinn

Lucky escapeVideoCommentsPremiumDramatic rescue after catamaran capsizes off Perth coast

Three men have been plucked from the ocean after a boating trip went horribly wrong on Thursday morning.

Phil Hickey

Rapid responseCommentsPremiumFishermen rescued from sinking boat in Perth’s north

Three fishermen have avoided a maritime disaster after they were rescued when their boat began taking on water at a beach north of Perth.

Jake Dietsch

close call CommentsPremiumPerson rescued as boat sinks off Rottnest

A boat has sunk and a person has been rescued from waters off Rottnest island in a dramatic Friday night ocean mission.

Caleb Runciman

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Rescued fishermen credit boaties with saving their lives

Four fishermen have been rescued from the ocean after their boat sunk off the WA coast, with the men heaping praise on the two boaties whose quick response might have saved their lives.

Sarah Steger

Major missionCommentsPremiumSurf Lifesaving rescue 20 people after risky fishing trip

Surf lifesavers rescued someone every three minutes during the first abalone fishing session on Saturday morning. 

Dylan Caporn

Terrifying encounterVideoCommentsWATCH: Six sharks stalk Perth fishermen in shocking video

Two Perth fishermen have had a frightening encounter after six sharks stalked their boat off Ocean Reef Marina on Sunday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

New finesCommentsPremiumDrunk skippers on notice amid WA’s rising death toll

Amid a rising death toll on WA waters, tough new penalties will be in place for skippers who operate a vessel under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Jake Dietsch

New lawsCommentsPremiumSkippers to be subject to same drug restrictions as drivers

Skippers will soon be subject to the same drug and alcohol restrictions as road users, under new laws that will significantly increase penalties for those caught under the influence while operating a vessel. 

Jake Dietsch

America’s CupCommentsPremium‘We were in big, big trouble’: Longley remembers race’s rush

John Longley was a grinder on Australia II. He explained to The West Australian how the races unfolded.

Malcolm Quekett

Campaign for changeCommentsPremiumBoat skipper breath testing laws finally ‘not too far away’

Laws enabling long-called for breath testing of boaties could be months away, more than a decade after a woman who was almost killed in a river accident caused by a drunken skipper started campaigning for it.

Rebecca Le May

big changeCommentsPremiumWA’s new life jacket laws in force after water deaths spike

Skippers better take note of new laws around life jackets, with spring now sprung and recreational boat use on WA waters set to surge.

Rebecca Le May

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The West Australian exclusive
West Aussies can relive America’s Cup Glory in major event

Forty years after Australia celebrated that famous America’s Cup win, West Ozzies will once again have the chance to relive the glory.

Joe Spagnolo

Forged safety documentsCommentsPremiumWidow still wants truth almost a decade after boat tragedy

The skipper of a charter boat — from which a passenger fell overboard and drowned almost a decade ago — has walked free from court after admitting he provided forged safety certificates for his other boats.

Emily Moulton

See the picsCommentsThree-day rescue to free struggling humpback whale off coast

Another humpback whale has been ensnared off the coast of Broome less than a week after a separate humpback whale was spotted tangled in a rope off Gantheaume Point. 

Cain Andrews

resources deployed Massive search continues for missing WA boatie

The desperate search for a man who is missing after his boat crashed off the Dampier coast has recommenced, with police divers deployed to the area.

Lauren Price

Sea treasure?! VideoCommentsArmy called in after BIZARRE object found on WA beach

The military is reviewing video of a large mystery object that washed ashore on WA’s Mid West coast.

Alex Di Rosso

WATCHVideoCommentsPremiumSailor rescued off WA blames a sunfish for the calamity

A young sailor, who spent a night in wild waters off the WA coast, has thanked his rescuers after being evacuated to hospital by helicopter on Sunday, and blamed a giant fish for causing the incident. 

Massive mistakeVideoPremiumSleepy Abrolhos drugs yacht skipper imprisoned for decades

Listen to the mad minutes when almost a tonne of drugs is loaded aboard a yacht bound for WA — recorded by one of the smugglers in what prosecutors privately described as the ‘worst butt dial in history’.

Tim Clarke

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumMan dies after boating accident off WA coast

Western Australia police say a man from the Geraldton area has died after spending four hours in the water after his boat capsized off the Batavia Coast.

Staff Writers