Two men on a boat missing in South Australian waters off Port Lincoln. 9News
said the men, aged 57 and 48, left Coffin Bay near Port Lincoln in a boat named "Margrel" around 3pm on Thursday.SA Police say two men, aged 57 and 48, left Coffin Bay near Port Lincoln in a boat named "Margrel" around on Thursday and have not been heard from since Friday.
The men contacted a friend around 11pm on Friday to say the vessel was experiencing engine trouble and that they were not in distress but were planning to divert their course to nearby Kangaroo Island. The friend told police yesterday she had not heard back from the pair after that first call. A police search was then launched.
Authorities today resumed an aerial search, along with the help of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and members of the Royal Australian Air Force. A large-scale police and air force search operation is now underway off waters near Adelaide and Port Lincoln.
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