The Washington mid-air crash has highlighted the importance of well-staffed air traffic control towers, says Australian air traffic controllers union. The union representing air traffic ...

with lifesavers rushing to the scene to rescue those thrown overboard, as reported on 2GB. “I initially thought a boat had capsized but then I saw half in the water and half further out to sea ...

Today our community came together to honour our local heroes, welcome new Aussie citizens, and recognise all that is good about living in beautiful ...

The four men, David Potts, John Potts, Andrew Cullar and Russel Case, were sailing the Mariposa from St. Croix to Texas and ...

Catherine Delves and Peter Watt had been en route to Borneo to see the orangutans when "things went pear-shaped".

British sailor Tony Bullimore was trapped for four days in an upturned yacht that was filling up with "bitterly cold" water in the Southern Ocean.

(Supplied: Wild Pacific Media) The vessels are difficult to spot from the air. (Supplied ... having to repay boats burned at sea by Australian authorities. Why Indonesian fishermen are crossing ...

The experienced pilot previously worked as a seaplane pilot at Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures in the Kimberley and Hamilton Island Air in Queensland ... water by rescue boats shortly ...

Nearby boats assisted with the rescue ... into the sea in front of onlookers in boats and onshore. According to the publicly-accessible website FlightRadar24, the plane was in the air for 12 ...

The Australian ... air and broken parts of the aircraft floating nearby. Loading... Boats surrounded the site of the crash, including police, rangers and civilian vessels, while the WA rescue ...