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Rubber fender scam warning for ship owners and operators

Ship Safety Division general manager Allan Schwartz said the scam contained what appears to be a certification or approval letter from AMSA's 'quality control department' for the 'yokohama...

Last updated 15/03/2019
AMSA coordinating Cooktown helicopter search and rescue

The helicopter company advised AMSA of the crash soon after 1pm (AEDT) on Tuesday. The helicopter crashed near Cooktown in the Mt Cook National Park. Several of the six people on board the...

Last updated 15/03/2019
Proper registration assists in the successful rescue of three

AMSA Search and Rescue received a satellite detection of a registered EPIRB just before sunset at 5.51pm (AEST) on Wednesday 2 September. The five metre vessel with three people on board...

Last updated 20/03/2019
100 years of Australian lighthouses, 1 July 1915 to 1 July 2015

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is now responsible for maintaining aids to navigation at some 388 sites around the 37,600 kilometres of Australia's coastline. AMSA Chief...

Last updated 19/03/2019
Shipping companies and masters prosecuted for marine pollution

Tokyo based Perses Maritima Ltd and the master of its Japan registered vehicle carrier Asteria Leader were found guilty on May 18 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on one charge each of...

Last updated 19/03/2019
Search operations ceased for man overboard—Western Australia

On Sunday 27 July, AMSA was alerted to a man overboard from the Liberian registered oil tanker MT Sigma Integrity about 107 nautical miles north-west of Carnarvon, in the Australian Search...

Last updated 15/03/2019
AMSA involved in rescue of nine people over the weekend

AMSA assisted the Townsville Water Police in two incidents on Sunday. The first incident involved the search for a six metre vessel that was taking on water about 75km north east of...

Last updated 14/03/2019
Fourteen aircraft tasked in search for missing fisherman in Victoria

The 65-year-old Warrnambool man set off from the Port Fairy wharf to go fishing about 1.30pm yesterday. The man failed to return home as expected at 10pm. Victoria Police Search and Rescue...

Last updated 14/03/2019
AMSA consultation to streamline National System and reduce red tape—Newcastle

The National System for Domestic Commercial Vessels came into effect on July 1, 2013. AMSA Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mick Kinley said the National System had created one system for...

Last updated 19/03/2019
Wreckage found in search for missing aircraft in Queensland

About 11.35am AEST this morning, AMSA was advised by the Queensland Police Service that a landowner had come across objects on a mountain plateau on his property that could be related to an...

Last updated 19/03/2019
AMSA investigating Bowen vessel capsize

Queensland Police coordinated a search and rescue response. Two crew members were rescued. Unfortunately, the master of the vessel did not survive. The fishing vessel was towed to...

Last updated 19/03/2019
Search resumes for missing aircraft near Katoomba

Nine helicopters from around NSW and AMSA’s Dornier 328 search and rescue plane from Essendon will search an area around Katoomba airfield from 0730 (AEDT). The initial search will focus on...

Last updated 19/03/2019
Four rescued from sinking yacht near King Island overnight

AMSA Search and Rescue received a call for assistance at 1.51am (AEDT) via VHF radio from those on board the yacht reporting a steering failure. Soon after the yacht reported it was taking...

Last updated 19/03/2019
Solo kayaker rescued east of Coffs Harbour

AMSA Search and Rescue officers were contacted by the International Emergency Response Centre in the United States about 10.30am (AEDT) on Monday when the kayaker activated the SOS function...

Last updated 15/03/2019
Wreckage found in search for overdue helicopter

Sadly, there were no survivors on board the helicopter, which departed Breeza, south-west of Tamworth on Saturday evening. One of ten search helicopters located the wreckage, south of...

Last updated 20/03/2019
Helicopter emergency landing in far north Queensland

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Search and Rescue coordinated the search and rescue of the two men after they were reported overdue from a flight between Archer River and...

Last updated 15/03/2019
AMSA assists in successful search for kite surfers

The Western Australia Police requested AMSA’s assistance about 11 pm AEDT after two kite surfers were reported overdue by family members. The two men were kite surfing in the Coral Bay area...

Last updated 20/03/2019
Beacon key to search for light plane crash in remote WA

A distress beacon alert was detected by AMSA Search & Rescue at 10.14am (AEST). A Royal Flying Doctor Service plane was diverted and observed a person waving near aircraft wreckage....

Last updated 20/03/2019
AMSA coordinates rescue of solo sailor overnight

AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) detected the man’s 406MHz distress beacon about 10.10am yesterday morning. The man also activated the distress function on his spot tracker...

Last updated 15/03/2019
Our international engagement

We are very active in influencing international ship safety, search and rescue protocols and marine environment standards and encouraging their effective implementation, which complements...

Last updated 02/05/2019