Under the direction of Marine Area Command, volunteers from Marine Rescue Port Kembla, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and Jervis Bay aboard vessels Port Kembla 31, Shellharbour 30, Shoalhaven 30 and Jervis Bay 41 have been stood down for the day from the multi-agency search for a missing 60-year-old last seen Friday morning.
Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Stuart Massey said “with the changing conditions from increased winds it was best for our crews to return to their bases.
“The crews onwere back on the water at 9am today following yesterday’s search and were stood down for the day at 12:30 pm.
“They conducted parallel line search patterns from Point Perpendicular in Jervis Bay to Bass Point,” Inspector Massey said.
Marine Rescue NSW volunteers have returned to their bases and are awaiting further instruction from Marine Area Command. NSW Water Police will continue to search the area.
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