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An Australian popular holiday destination has been left severely polluted after a superyacht fire sent plumes of thick smoke into the air and over 6,000 litres of diesel fuel spilling into the water.

An Australian popular holiday destination has been left severely polluted after a superyacht fire sent plumes of thick smoke into the air and litres of diesel fuel spilling into the water.

Premium Content Subscriber only Marine rescue volunteers from all across the north had a jam-packed weekend responding to both real and simulated emergencies as they gathered in the Whitsundays for their biggest training event of the year. The simulations were part the annual Volunteer Marine Rescue Northern Zone joint search and rescue exercise, or SAREX, which involved VMR crews from across the region, as well as Whitsunday Water Police, SES, and the Queensland Ambulance Service. But with man...

Rescue vessels will be out in force in the Whitsundays this weekend. Picture: Supplied. News Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only North Queensland emergency services will join forces for the ultimate skills test this weekend, with the Whitsundays playing host to the annual Volunteer Marine Rescue Northern Zone joint search and rescue exercise, aka SAREX. Whitsunday Water Police, SES Airlie Beach, and QAS Cannonvale, are among the groups joining VMR ...

This miscalculation cost the boatie a $400 tow – as he was not a member of VMR – back to Whisper Bay boat ramp. “It’s too late to become a member after you had just run out of fuel,” the organisation said in a post on social media. It is the second time this has occurred in 2021. Mr Priday said it also happened seven times in 2020. “The worst one we had … mum and dad and a child ran out of fuel on the way back from the reef 30 miles from Airlie Beach. It’...

News by Maddy Morwood Premium Content "I dont think I wouldve lasted any longer." Those were the chilling words from Jack McNally, a 17-year-old boy who survived a sting from an extremely venomous jellyfish in north Queensland at the weekend. Jack was stung by a Irukandji jellyfish while swimming at Whitehaven Beach on Saturday, after being in the water for just two minutes. Jack McNally was stung by Irukandji jellyfish while swimming at Whitehaven Beach. ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Rain, hail or shine, Whitsunday Volunteer Marine Rescue crews are on call to lend a hand to boaties in need around the clock. And 2020 was no exception with a record-breaking year for the 35-member strong squadron. In the year to December 28, VMR Whitsunday was called to 162 marine incidents and helped more than 500 people. This was an increase in activations of almost 30 per cent from 2019. VMR Whitsunday president Mal Priday said the record-breaking year cou...