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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.
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Yeppoon Coast Guard went to the rescue of a power boat that had dragged its anchor and was pushed onto rocks overnight at Second Beach, Great Keppel Island.
The volunteer crew received the call from the Mackay-based owner on Thursday, February 4.
The extent of the damage was not known and the Yeppoon Rescue One with skipper Kingsley Bartle and crew arrived on scene at high tide ready to float the boat. The boat on the beach being wrapped in plastic.
As the vessel was beached and due to extensive damage, it was not fit to float.
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Fine weather last weekend attracted many boaties and fishers to the water alongside the Coast Guard.
On Saturday, the Yeppoon crew received a call for help at 12.40pm from a vessel with motor problems at Corroboree Island, near North Keppel Island.
Yeppoon Rescue One departed Rosslyn Bay Harbour and towed the vessel back to Rosslyn Bay Harbour, arriving at 2.15pm.
Crew members were woken at 3.45am on Sunday by a call for assistance from a flybridge cruiser west of Corroboree Island.
As the boat was in no danger, the owner was asked to call back at daylight. The call was received at 5.50am as soon as the radio room opened for business. Yeppoon Rescue One took the boat in tow, returning to harbour at 7.06am.
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ALTHOUGH strong winds kept most boaties at home, Central Queensland Coast Guards were hard at work last week.
Below is a diary of their significant tasks.
Monday
On Monday, an empty aluminium boat floating off Keppel Sands was the trigger for a search for a possible missing occupant.
At 3.58pm Keppel Sands Coast Guard was contacted by Yeppoon Coast Guard, advising that a member of the public had reported a vessel drifting fast in the strong winds.
The vessel appeared to have come from Cooroman Creek and was drifting across the front of Keppel Sands. There was no sign of an occupant.