- The pair clung to the hull for two to three hours
- The male swam under the hull to locate the EPIRB and bring it to the surface
- The boat has since washed up on South Stradbroke Island
"The master of the boat could hear the EPIRB emitting a noise — which they do when they are active — and swam down under the hull, located the EPIRB, and brought it to the surface,"he said.
"The reports from my team that they were driving blind through the bar and the Polair helicopter actually flew up ahead and directed them in and out of the bar safely around the waves,"he said.