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A man and his son were on-board and advised by Water Police to activate their EPIRB, as the vessel was taking on water.
A distress beacon was activated overnight, prompting authorities to task NSW Ambulance and the chopper to the incident.
The man was rescued by the Northern Territory Police after the activating his emergency beacon.
The pair sent out a distress call and were instructed to activate their EPIRB, which notified the Rescue Coordination Centre.
WST was contacted by the Aviation State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in need of help, and quickly donated a new BT200 Beacon Tester.
Kelowna company steps up to help the war effort in Ukraine. WST received an email from the war-ravaged country in early March.
About 10pm, police were alerted to the activation of a Personal Locator Beacon on the Overland Track near the Bert Nichols Hut.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter 3 was alerted around 10.30am Wednesday after a distress beacon had been set off near Shoe Island
The two men had a working personal locator beacon which allowed crews to locate them around 12.30am on Wednesday.
