Cruise ship in Bass Strait rescues pair in dinghy

March 21, 2023 11:55 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

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Two people have been rescued by a cruise ship in waters near Wilsons Promontory on the southeast tip of mainland Australia after becoming stranded without fuel in Bass Strait.

Police said a dive boat had departed from Queenscliff on the western end of Port Phillip Bay before running out of fuel near Skull Rock in Bass Strait on Monday night.

Water Police Squad Inspector James Dalton said the pair's vessel was taking on water before the man and woman contacted authorities and escaped in a dinghy.

"They got in contact with us and they were taking on some water. They had no bilge pump," Inspector Dalton told ABC Radio Melbourne.

Police Air Wing sent a helicopter and a ship from Paynesville, about 130 nautical miles away, but there was another ship closer to the pair.

"Luckily for them there was a luxurious cruise ship close by," Insp Dalton said.

While the pair's dinghy rocked back and forth in choppy waters, the Air Wing Helicopter guided the cruise ship towards them.

"It is rare, but we certainly do use other vessels when they're closer," Insp Dalton said.

By midnight, the cruise ship dispatched a rescue boat to collect the pair and bring them aboard after a short time negotiating the waves.

Insp Dalton said the pair were lucky, and police would talk to the captain and deckhand when they returned to Melbourne on the cruise ship on Tuesday morning.

"Make sure you've got bilge pumps and all your safety equipment, particularly out there. It's very, very dangerous,'' Insp Dalton said.

"They couldn't even anchor, because the water is nearly 100 metres deep."

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