JRCC Australia received multiple satellite detections of a Taiwanese EPIRB, diverting two merchant vessels and three aircraft to respond by dropping a lifeboat to the vessel found burning with 15 people on board West of Carnarvon.
Taiwanese fishing vessel Bahari 699 transferred the crew safely and intended to proceed to Bali, not requiring extra food or water from British Curlew, and allowing all SAR assets to be released from the task.
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