Man Being Resuced from Grounded Coal Ship Off Australia’s Coast

By John Konrad On June 7, 2007

Flickr User Antwlem brings us this photo of a man being helicoptered off the Coal Ship that ran aground today off Australia’s coast. Here is his description:

Up again, raching for the chopper.

Earlier today, at about 8:30 I spotted the Pasha trying to get away from the Newcastle beach from my kitchen window (http://www.flickr.com/photos/antwelm/535360404/). Then I heard on the news that she’s run aground. off Nobbies, so I went to have a look. When these photos were taken, the tug had given up and the 21 crew were being airlifted of the deck onto shore with the help of two Westpack Helicopters. Both the choppers and the poor guys getting winched did not have a nice time for sure, with waves continuisly crashing over..

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John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks, Editor In Chief of this blog and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is a USCG licensed Master Mariner of Unlimited Tonnage and, since graduating from SUNY Maritime College, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world. John currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and two children.