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A Yeppoon Rescue One crew member was flown to Rockhampton after becoming severely dehydrated due to seasickness during a 15-hour operation north of Rosslyn Bay Harbour on April 12.
An 11-metre yacht with two people on board had engine failure and was anchored 0.5 nautical miles south of Strong Tide Passage at Shoalwater.
The yacht was heading north but requested assistance to return to Rosslyn Bay for repairs.
ROK200421CoastGuard: Yeppoon Rescue One crew member transfer to RACQ Capricorn Rescue.
The crew was not confident they could sail into the strong southeast winds.
Yeppoon Rescue One, with skipper Kingsley Bartle and crew, departed Rosslyn Bay Harbour at 7.30am with very rough sea conditions making it a difficult operation.