The Water Police Coordination Centre is currently coordinating a marine search and rescue operation off the Cockburn Sound/Fremantle/Rottnest Island coastline.
At approx. 9.00 pm yesterday evening, Thursday 4th October 2018, family members have contacted Police regards their concern that four men who had left Cockburn Sound to go fishing at Rottnest Island the night before, in a 5.5 metre boat/vessel, have failed to return home.
Water Police, Volunteer Sea Rescue groups, Rottnest Rangers and local Police have conducted overnight searches for the vessel without success.
No emergency calls have yet been received from any of the occupants on board.
Water Police would like to hear from anyone who may have been boating at Rottnest Island yesterday and observed a white 5.5 metre vessel with four persons on board.
The Water Police can be contacted on 9442 8600.
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