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Disabled vessel 40 nautical miles east of Rosslyn Bay Harbour. Pic: Leigh Deutscher. News Contributed story Premium Content Subscriber only Rough seas with strong waves made it hard for the Yeppoon Coast Guard Bravo Crew to carry out a rescue over the Easter weekend. The Coast Guard was contacted by the Queensland Ambulance Service at 8pm on Sunday, April 4, requesting assistance with the medivac of a patient with non-life-threatening injuries from Great Ke...

Premium Content Subscriber only Yeppoon Coast Guard went to the rescue of a power boat that had dragged its anchor and was pushed onto rocks overnight at Second Beach, Great Keppel Island. The volunteer crew received the call from the Mackay-based owner on Thursday, February 4. The extent of the damage was not known and the Yeppoon Rescue One with skipper Kingsley Bartle and crew arrived on scene at high tide ready to float the boat. The boat on the beach being wrapped in plastic. As the vess...