With lifejackets floated away, and phone dead after a couple of tries, the boat captain set off their EPIRB, which had almost been left on shore before setting out on their fishing trip.
“I was on top of the [capsized] boat with my phone in my mouth, the EPIRB under my arm, I’ve dislocated my knee, hanging on to my friends,” he said.
Read more here:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/rescued-boaties-almost-left-without-the-epirb-that-saved-their-lives-20151018-gkc4ec.html
and
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-18/teen-among-three-fishermen-rescued-from-upturned-boat-bribie/6863620?WT.ac=localnews_brisbane