There’s been a happy ending to the desperate search for two men on board a missing catamaran bound for the Gold Coast.
A multi-agency search involving both NSW and Qld authorities was launched over the weekend after the 8.4m white catamaran failed to arrive at its Southport destination after taking off from Yamba Harbour on Saturday.
In a massive relief, around 9pm on Sunday, Marine Rescue at Port Macquarie received a call from the men on the vessel, reporting their location as approximately 22 nautical miles east of Sandon Beach, Sandon.
A challenger search aircraft was diverted and successfully located the vessel with the two men on board.
Police say the pair, aged 50 and 68, are believed to be uninjured but are both suffering from extreme exhaustion.
The catamaran is currently being towed back to Yamba, with the vessel expected to make landfall around 7am.
