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| Two bodies recovered from sunken trawler off Queensland coast | Two bodies recovered from sunken trawler off Queensland coast |
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| Six of seven men on board are believed to have drowned as tragedy leaves fishing community shaken | |
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| Sat 21 Oct 2017 08.16 BST | |
| First published on Sat 21 Oct 2017 06.09 BST | |
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| Authorities have recovered the bodies of two men from the wreck of the fishing vessel Dianne, which capsized and sank off the Queensland coast with six crewmen on board. | Authorities have recovered the bodies of two men from the wreck of the fishing vessel Dianne, which capsized and sank off the Queensland coast with six crewmen on board. |
| Police divers spent Saturday battling rough conditions and poor visibility in the waters surrounding the vessel, which was discovered late on Friday 30 metres below the surface. | Police divers spent Saturday battling rough conditions and poor visibility in the waters surrounding the vessel, which was discovered late on Friday 30 metres below the surface. |
| The two men have not yet been formally identified. Police said they were keeping the families of the crew updated. | The two men have not yet been formally identified. Police said they were keeping the families of the crew updated. |
| Skipper Ben Leahy, 45, and crew members Adam Hoffman, 30, Eli Tonks, 39, Adam Bidner, 33, Chris Sammut, 34, and Zach Feeney, 28 are presumed dead after the vessel capsized and sank in treacherous conditions near the town of 1770 on Monday night. | Skipper Ben Leahy, 45, and crew members Adam Hoffman, 30, Eli Tonks, 39, Adam Bidner, 33, Chris Sammut, 34, and Zach Feeney, 28 are presumed dead after the vessel capsized and sank in treacherous conditions near the town of 1770 on Monday night. |
| Ruben McDornan is the sole known survivor. | Ruben McDornan is the sole known survivor. |
| The recovery mission would resume at first light on Sunday, weather permitting, police said. “Specialist police divers are only able to remain under water for 13 minutes and most of those 13 minutes have been spent removing debris from the wreckage. | The recovery mission would resume at first light on Sunday, weather permitting, police said. “Specialist police divers are only able to remain under water for 13 minutes and most of those 13 minutes have been spent removing debris from the wreckage. |
| “Water police will continue to guard the scene overnight and an exclusion zone of five nautical miles remains in place.” | “Water police will continue to guard the scene overnight and an exclusion zone of five nautical miles remains in place.” |
| Police used sonar equipment to locate the vessel about three nautical miles off Round Hill Headland on Friday afternoon. | Police used sonar equipment to locate the vessel about three nautical miles off Round Hill Headland on Friday afternoon. |
| Four sailors have revealed how they came to the rescue of McDornan. | Four sailors have revealed how they came to the rescue of McDornan. |
| Exhausted, injured and wearing only a pair of boardshorts, McDornan spent hours treading water after the vessel sank to the sea floor. | Exhausted, injured and wearing only a pair of boardshorts, McDornan spent hours treading water after the vessel sank to the sea floor. |
| He was reunited with his wife and mother in Gladstone on Thursday. | He was reunited with his wife and mother in Gladstone on Thursday. |
| A local resident, Harry Charalambous, told the ABC the incident had shaken the community | A local resident, Harry Charalambous, told the ABC the incident had shaken the community |
| “We’re shocked about it, it’s pretty horrific to think that six people are missing, most of us are boaties around here as well,” he said. | “We’re shocked about it, it’s pretty horrific to think that six people are missing, most of us are boaties around here as well,” he said. |
| The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the government’s “thoughts and prayers” were with the families of the missing men. | The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the government’s “thoughts and prayers” were with the families of the missing men. |
| “I want to pay tribute to all officers involved the search, and to those who will now work in the recovery,” she said in a statement. | “I want to pay tribute to all officers involved the search, and to those who will now work in the recovery,” she said in a statement. |
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