Island Rescue Exercise (Nov/96)

Date
November 1996 (2 days)

Where
Malus Island in the Dampier Archipelago.

Scenario
Karratha Unit Exercise based on a scenario of a fishing boat going down out near an island. Some survivors had made it to land while others were missing. Cliff rescue was included

Numbers
40 people

Challenges
Getting supplies and equipment out to the island! Car, barge, small boat and then on people’s heads to the beach!

Highlights!
Lot’s of fridges in the fishermen’s shack! Great coral and beach for relaxing between meals! Planes dropping rescue dingies and helicopters dropping special delivery of garbage bags (forgotten somewhere along the way!).