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| Cool box saves Australian fishermen | Cool box saves Australian fishermen |
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| Two Australian men on a fishing trip spent 15 hours clinging to a cool box in the sea after their boat capsized off New South Wales. | Two Australian men on a fishing trip spent 15 hours clinging to a cool box in the sea after their boat capsized off New South Wales. |
| They called emergency services when their cabin cruiser got into trouble on Friday and they were forced to abandon the vessel off Ballina. | They called emergency services when their cabin cruiser got into trouble on Friday and they were forced to abandon the vessel off Ballina. |
| A search was suspended after darkness fell but resumed on Saturday morning. | A search was suspended after darkness fell but resumed on Saturday morning. |
| The men, in life jackets, were found clutching the box near the upturned boat some 13 km (eight miles) offshore. | |
| "They were pretty exhausted. I didn't get too much of a hand getting them into their seats, which is to be expected, they've been out all night," rescuer Jethro Lampe said after the men - work colleagues - were winched to safety. | "They were pretty exhausted. I didn't get too much of a hand getting them into their seats, which is to be expected, they've been out all night," rescuer Jethro Lampe said after the men - work colleagues - were winched to safety. |
| After being flown by helicopter to the coast, they were taken to hospital for medical checks. | After being flown by helicopter to the coast, they were taken to hospital for medical checks. |
| Skipper Paul Maher, 25, and John Lynch, 34, were celebrating the last day of work before the Christmas break with a fishing expedition, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. | Skipper Paul Maher, 25, and John Lynch, 34, were celebrating the last day of work before the Christmas break with a fishing expedition, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. |
| The boat began taking on water through a hole which had been repaired. | The boat began taking on water through a hole which had been repaired. |
| The Australian air force, coastguard and local residents were involved in the rescue effort. | The Australian air force, coastguard and local residents were involved in the rescue effort. |