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Sydney Hobart - Police boats on standby as yachts set sail

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7:15 AM Sat 25 Dec 2010 GMT
'Skandia abandoned just before she rolled' Water Police Click Here to view large photo
Ocean going police boats will accompany the fleet down the New South Wales south coast and into Bass Strait, while others will be on standby at Flinders Island and on the Tasmanian east coast during the long yacht races from Sydney, Melbourne and Launceston this week. ,/b> The water police support is an ongoing presence at sea in readiness for possible search and rescue operations that has been maintained for the past 25 years. The most dramatic incident was when the Tasmania Police Marine and Rescue launch Van Diemen rescued the crew of 16 who had taken to their liferafts ...


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