Date13-Mar-1977
TypeSea Disaster
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationNear Moreton Island in Moreton Bay
ActivityTheir 9 m launch was run down by a 25,000-ton Japanese freighter on the night of 3-11-1977 & they drifted, clinging to an icebox for 2 days
InjuryFATAL
VictimJohn Hayes, Male, 45 years old
SourceSunday Mail (QLD), 10/11/1992, p.109; A. Sharpe, pp.103-104
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