Every fisho has an unbelievable story about the one that got away. But did you hear the one about the diesel slick that got away? Strange but apparently true, when the Lady Cheryl ran aground at 1am on March 21, it wasn't until April 5 that the … [Read more...]
Diesel risk to Port Phillip Dolphins
When the Lady Cheryl, a 157 tonne trawler ran aground on Corsair Rock at 1am on March 24 it triggered a serious challenge to our marine incident response teams. Plucking a crew of 6 people from a sinking boat in a 6 metre swell in the middle of the … [Read more...]