colombo has been reported missing 8 dec

Hi...Many thanks for clearing the issue up re the correspondence....Cheers Lillian

The water police are widening the search area.Hope there are sightings or new info to his disappearance.The boat had two masts and an auto pilot.

Thanks for the update HG, that's good news! It should have been nice sailing from there down to Moreton . I am trying to think of where you could run into difficulty. North west channel over the top of Moreton?

Lot of photos of Colombo 7 on the net,when he had it up on dry dock and Hervey Marina would know.ThanksLook for Colombo 7 Sailing boat

She did get back to me saying that she had deleted the message unfortunately as its a very old phone . Apparently the police are trying to extract the message.
Wait and see I guess.
She did add that it was one or two days after hed left Harvey Bay and the time was not unusual that it was sent.

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Shaggybaxter said..
Thanks for the update HG, that's good news! It should have been nice sailing from there down to Moreton . I am trying to think of where you could run into difficulty. North west channel over the top of Moreton?

Yes, HG, thanks for the update.

Wolf Rock off Double Island Point ? ... although not that far from the Bar, so still in daylight and fresh from crossing...assuming Eero crossed in daylight hours (most, most likely).

A series of coastal headlands mostly along the route.

Old Woman Island....close in to coastline.

Couple of shoaly areas close into the beaches.

Brays Rock near the Fairway Beacon at Caloundra.

The shipping channel is lit like a runway, however, Eero would have been fatigued by this stage of the journey. If Eero missed the shipping channel, lots of VERY shallow water at the top end of Moreton Bay. Spitfire Banks, Wild Banks, Pearl Banks etc. All with a northerly pushing him down into it.

SHIPPING TRAFFIC is frenetic and relentless as we all know.

Morning Bird, we are experiencing a cycle of strong northerlies followed by strong southerlies then northerlies and so on and so forth. I agree about the flotsam and jetsam. There must be some physical evidence if Eero came to grief.

So, if a miracle has occurred and he is holed up somewhere, where??? Straits somewhere??? Easily searchable and I guess once the Police do their magic with the text about crossing the Bar, that will determine inside or outside the Straits.
Along the route? Noosa and Maroochy Rivers...very, very unlikely. Mooloolaba?? Caloundra...very, very unlikely. Maybe he hugged Bribie Island, Skirmish Pt...Pumicestone Passage. Caboolture River? And then, anywhere in Moreton Bay....and keep searching down the inside down to the Gold Coast?

I can't imagine what Eero's family and friends are experiencing right now. Losing someone is tragedy enough, let alone the not knowing what has happened.

The picture of Eero on the Missing Persons notification reminds me so very much of my late Dad, who sailed, singlehanded, right up to passing away in 2008. Pray that Eero is still with us and is just taking some time out.

Kindest regards and hopes to Eero's family and friends.
Tracey

Hi...I have a question for you about boating/sailing and Eero's boat in particular......
I have been contacted by a gentleman and I believe is credible with regards sailing...he has stated that..." Whilst Eero's boat is very good it has one fault.....It Rolls.......this gentleman sailed the boat from Nhulunbuy, NT to Cape York.....he was surprised how much the boat rolled....that means if the boat was sideways to a big swell it could tip over".

Consequently I would like to verify if anyone on the forum or that knows Eero and or his boat could they please confirm this information for me.
Regards

The H28 has a 50% balast ratio, and is unlikely to roll too far. It does, however have a large cockpit, which would take awhile to drain.

Hi thank you for your assistance Cheers

Hi thank you for your help..Regards

Hi All,

I'm an airline pilot. I do not have personal contact with flying schools or charter operators in that area, but I do know some of my work colleagues do.

if not already done, I'd like to help out by contacting these operators to get them to keep a look out when in the area.

is there a flyer made up that could be distributed to them? Photos, last confirmed position, intentions etc.

Hi FreeR,
Selkie posted this link to the MP bulletin earlier in the thread, see below. No, I didn't think about doing the aero business's, I was emailing it to Dive boat charter mobs, good idea. I posted this on SA also.
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Hi Shaggy this is the link: mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2015/12/09/missing-man-hervey-bay-2/ I talked to staff at Scarborough Marina and police had been in touch with them and made enquiries. They have put the poster up. Also spoke to Fletch at Boat Harbour Marine who knows a lot of people, so he'll keep an ear out as well.

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FreeRadical said..
I've emailed the Police link to 12 Aero Clubs and Flight Schools between Harvey Bay and Brisbane.

Another avenue may be some of the 4WD clubs, that area is pretty popular with off roaders along the beaches?

Thanks F.R. appreciate it so will Eero's Family. I'm sure

I'm following this although I don't know Eero at all. What a great bunch of guys you all are.

Had a look at the MSQ shipping movements for Port of Brisbane between the 18th and the 20th November. There was a lot of traffic arriving and departing in hours of darkness, also a lot anchored in the Point Cartwright Anchorage. On the bright side, more chance of a sighting of Eero's boat.

The pilots leave Mooloolaba to board the ships out in the anchorage/at the Fairway Beacon for piloting into Port of Bne. I'm guessing the Police have been in contact with them?

Shipping agencies??

Does anyone know whether he was AIS-equipped?

Has it been determined when he crossed Wide Bay Bar? If he logged on with Coastguard at Tin Can Bay?