Two boaties – aged 66 and 72 – have been rescued after a wave washed them onto rocks at the Port of Brisbane yesterday.
Queensland Water Police were called to the rock wall on the northern side of Fisherman Island at around 10.30am after reports a 4.3 metre Quintrex had been washed onto the wall.
“Investigations indicate two men had been fishing while at anchor when a rogue wave from the wake of an unidentified cargo ship pushed their vessel onto the rock wall,” Queensland Police said today.
“Subsequent waves continued to push the vessel up against the rocks where the boat remained tilted on its side.”
One of the men, a 66-year-old Coorparoo man, was thrown from the vessel into the water and suffered minor leg injuries.
A passing boatie stopped to help the men.
Water Police arrived a short time later to assist a 72-year-old Greenslopes man from the stricken boat.
At 6pm, Water Police and Australian Volunteer Coast Guard attended the stricken vessel on the approaching high tide. They were able to recover and tow the vessel back to the Manly Coast Guard Base.
