Tag: Wa
Superyacht waits in Freo for millionaire
on 13/08/2008
One of the world’s most expensive and luxurious superyachts is making Fremantle a port of call in preparation for its millionaire owner to cruise the WA coastline…
Cargo ship grounded off Albany
on 16/07/2008
A cargo ship was damaged this morning after colliding with an object off Albany…
Yachting legends join forces for Hobart race
on 06/07/2008
Paul Keating would have called them a beautiful set of numbers: 13 times across the Indian Ocean, 10 across the Pacific and 10 across the Atlantic. Around the Cape of Good Hope eight times and Cape Horn five times. Through the Suez and Panama canals four times apiece and 40 times across the Great Australian Bight…
Related Tags: sailing, sport, wa
Stricken yacht towed ashore
on 02/07/2008
Fremantle Sea Rescue have towed a stricken yacht off Rottnest Island back to shore three days after its skipper refused to be rescued…
Sailor receives emergency help device after refusing to leave damaged yacht
on 30/06/2008
A sailor on board a yacht drifting off the coast of Perth has been given an emergency device to call for assistance if his situation worsens…
Solo sailor: 'I won't leave stricken yacht'
on 29/06/2008
A lone sailor has refused to leave his stricken yacht about 100 nautical miles off Fremantle…
Fisherman's illegal nets prove costly
on 25/06/2008
A Nannup prawn fisherman caught fishing with illegal nets will have to pay about $180,000 in fines and losses.Richard Federick Denton, 44, has pleaded guilty to breaching conditions of his fishery licence…
Related Tags: fishing, national, wa
Fears for livelihoods as diesel drives up fish prices
on 21/06/2008
The soaring price of diesel is driving WA fishermen to the wall and threatening to increase the already hefty price of seafood for the consumer…
Related Tags: fishing, national, wa
Live export ship braves seas again after pirate attack
on 19/06/2008
A live export ship, shot at by pirates on its way to Australia, has been repaired and is finally due to arrive in Broome early next week…
Trapped WA truckies rescued by jet ski
on 15/06/2008
Two truck drivers have been rescued by a jet skiing hero after their rigs were trapped in rising waters in the Western Australian Pilbara…
