Police release name of deceased man located yesterday from overdue vessel
As the search for an overdue vessel in North West Tasmania continues, police can now release the name of the man located deceased yesterday. With permission from the family, police confirm the male sadly located deceased yesterday afternoon is Isaiah Dixon. The search is ongoing to locate the yellow and white 17ft Caribbean half cab…
Search for overdue vessel in North West Tas resumed for third day
The search for an overdue vessel in North West Tasmania has now resumed for a third day. Sadly yesterday afternoon two of the three people that were onboard the overdue vessel were located deceased on the shore. Searching is underway with a Westpac Rescue Helicopter, and ground crews conducting a coastline search. While the police…
Man fined for home quarantine breach
A 65 year old Southern Tasmania man has been fined $1,557 for failing to comply with home quarantine requirements. The man, who arrived in Tasmania from New South Wales on Tuesday 12 October, was authorised for government hotel quarantine. On Thursday 14 October he was assessed as being eligible for home quarantine, and upon the…
Police investigating crash between car and fuel truck at Bracknell
Police are investigating a crash between a car and fuel truck at the intersection of Oaks and Whitemore Roads, near Bracknell, around 11.15am this morning. Tasmania Fire Service used specialist equipment to extract a female passenger who was temporarily trapped in the car. The three occupants of the car were transported to Launceston General Hospital…
Two people located deceased as part of ongoing search for overdue vessel
Sadly police can confirm two of the people that were onboard the overdue vessel in North West Tasmania have been located deceased. The body of a woman and a man were located earlier this afternoon on the shore near Table Cape. The police search is ongoing to locate the boat and third person who was…
North West search for overdue vessel resumed
The search for an overdue vessel in North West Tasmania has now resumed. Aerial and sea searches are underway with two police boats and a Westpac Rescue Helicopter now deployed to the area. Police search teams assisted by SES are on the ground are conducting a coastline search. Police ask any member of the community…
North West search update
Sea and aerial searching for an overdue vessel in North West Tasmania will temporarily suspend overnight, with police vessels and aircraft concluding at sundown and resuming at first light tomorrow morning. Police will continue to patrol the coastline overnight for any sign of flare sighting or emergency signal from the vessel. Police thank members of…
Significant search ongoing for overdue vessel in North West Tas
A significant search is ongoing on the Bass Strait in North West Tasmania for an overdue vessel with three people on board. “Significant resources are continuing to search an extensive area between Devonport and Table Cape, including Three Hammock Island, for a vessel with three people on board which failed to return from a day…
Search for boat missing near Wynyard
Police are seeking public information as significant resources search the Bass Strait between Wynyard and Rocky Cape for a 17ft Caribbean half cab vessel that has not returned from a trip yesterday afternoon with three passengers on board. The yellow and white vessel entered the water around noon yesterday at the Wynyard Boat Ramp, anticipated…
Claremont truck crash
A 34 year old Truck driver sustained minor injuries and several residents narrowly avoided injury after a truck lost control and crashed into an occupied house at Claremont last night. Just before 10:00pm on Sunday 17th October 2021 the 16.5 tonne tip truck was being driven Northbound on the Brooker Highway when it lost control…