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On Mar 17, 2022

Five Marine Rescue Crews in search for missing fisherman

Five Marine Rescue NSW crews are now on the water supporting NSW Police Marine Area Command in the search for a fisherman missing in the Illawarra.

The fisherman disappeared from rocks near Kiama, with the search now encompassing an area from Kiama down to Jervis Bay.

Crews from five Marine Rescue units are involved in the search, aboard rescue vessels Port Kembla 31, Shellharbour 30, Shoalhaven 30, Ulladulla 20 and Ulladulla 30.

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