Swanbourne beach marine rescue: Police, RAC helicopter & AMSA challenger jet attend EPIRB activation

A marine rescue has taken place off the coast of Perth this afternoon after an 8-metre vessel with four people on board sent out a distress call. The call for help was made at around 1.15pm today, when an emergency position indicating radio beacon was activated 75km off the coast of Swanbourne Beach, prompting the rescue operation. Several search assets were deployed to the vessel after it was reported it was taking on water. Units from water police and marine rescue attended the scene, as well as the AMSA challenger jet and the RAC Rescue helicopter. The vessel was escorted back to shore to Woodman Point by water police and Marine Rescue Cockburn. No one was injured during the incident.