Clean-up underway for 40 flood-damaged boats and debris on Bundaberg's Burnett River
Three months after major flooding struck Bundaberg, a large-scale recovery effort is underway to clean up the Burnett River, which is littered with debris and about 40 damaged or destroyed vessels. Maritime Safety Queensland reports boats have been discovered in unusual locations such as cane paddocks, rock walls, and remote beaches, with 26 pontoons also missing. Some vessels traveled over 100 kilometers to outer reef islands.
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Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) deeming about 40 vessels damaged or destroyed.
MSQ general manager Kell Dillon said salvage work was ongoing, with boats discovered in obscure places, including cane paddocks, stuck on rock walls and washed up on remote beaches.
Forty flood-ravaged boats and 26 missing pontoons wash up in remote places following a major flood through Bundaberg, some travelling more than 100 kilometres to the outer reef islands.
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Forty flood-ravaged boats and 26 missing pontoons wash up in remote places following a major flood through Bundaberg, some travelling more than 100 kilometres to the outer reef islands.
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