The Boating Industry Association Ltd has released a statement regarding the boating incident off the New South Wales, Australia mid north coast on 26 January 2020.
Here is their statement:
The Boating Industry Association acknowledges the Deputy State Coroner in NSW Magistrate Kennedy’s efforts to investigate matters surrounding a tragic boating incident off the NSW mid north coast on 26 January 2020.
The Coroner found Alan Bruce Beeby died as ‘a result of an inherent defect in the vessel Eliza 1 causing it to capsize resulting in drowning’ whilst 16 nautical miles offshore and about 15 nautical miles north of Seal Rocks. Continue reading “Coronial Findings into Boating Incident”
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