Yacht Rescue -Elizabeth Reef

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EastCoastSail

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EastCoastSail

380 posts

19 Sep 2026 4:13pm

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/qld-yacht-rescue-whitsundays-elizabeth-reef/107172452?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

Just saw this, maybe of interest.

garymalmgren

1425 posts

garymalmgren

1425 posts

19 Sep 2026 5:50pm

Is there an Elizabeth Reef in the Whitsundays?
I know of the one north of Lord Howe Island.

Madmouse

439 posts

Madmouse

439 posts

19 Sep 2026 6:02pm

Yeah l looked it up..apparently out the back of the whitsundays

EastCoastSail

380 posts

EastCoastSail

380 posts

19 Sep 2026 7:37pm

Pretty challenging area to go sailing in.

shaggybaxter

QLD

2693 posts

shaggybaxter

QLD, 2693 posts

19 Sep 2026 10:08pm

Talk about the nick of time, the boat turned turtle whilst they were effecting the rescue.
And only yesterday the Qld Government announced they were looking at a single provider from Mackay to Rockhamtpon.
Great effort by the CQ rescue team!

garymalmgren

1425 posts

garymalmgren

1425 posts

19 Sep 2026 8:43pm

Thanks East Coast .
And to think that Cook sailed through there with a non-operational chartplotter and a dicey GPS.

Gary

cisco

QLD

12369 posts

cisco

QLD, 12369 posts

20 Sep 2026 9:15am

It is actually Elizabeth Rock and Middleton Reef north of LHI. 😀

JonE

VIC

657 posts

JonE

VIC, 657 posts

20 Sep 2026 11:13am

garymalmgren said..
Thanks East Coast .
And to think that Cook sailed through there with a non-operational chartplotter and a dicey GPS.

Gary

True but he was one of the foremost navigators and chart makers of his day and he did have nearly 100 crew including guys 100 feet up in the air on lookout.

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