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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.