Rivers Unit has sent one air observer, James Goodwin, to
Queensland as part of a 13 member strong ACT State Emergency
Service (SES) taskforce, that is assisting
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in the massive
air search for the missing yacht 'Blessed Be'. 'Blessed Be' was
reported missing on Thursday, 4th September 2008 after it failed
to arrive at Brisbane (QLD) from Noumea.
The ACTSES taskforce, which was the second sent by the ACT for
this search, met at Canberra Airport at 4:45am on Tuesday, 9th
September where they departed the capital on a special flight
chartered by AMSA. They stayed in Coolangatta overnight and
recommenced their search at first light today.
