Search suspended after fatal boating incident | ABC News Top Stories
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The episode covers a suspended search operation after a fatal boating incident and discusses recent political events involving Donald Trump and Iran.
A search operation has been suspended this morning after a fatal boating incident in waters off Ballina on the NSW north coast last night. Three people including two local Marine Rescue volunteers, died during the operation to help a yacht in distress. Six crew were sent out but their vessel rolled while crossing the Ballina bar. A person on the yacht also died. An armed man has been shot by Secret Service officers near the White House, just over a week after an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The agency says the suspect opened fire and was wounded when they returned fire. The alleged gunman is now in hospital, but his condition is unknown. Iran has called Donald Trump's mission to guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz 'Project Deadlock'. The US president yesterday announced his military will help guide vessels out of the oil shipping channel, labelling the operation 'Project Freedom'. Iran insists it controls the strait and has fired warning shots at American warships, with the US in turn striking several Iranian fast boats. The Iranian foreign minister says while indirect peace talks are making progress, its clear there's no military solution to a…
Topics covered
- boating incident
- politics
- military operations
- international relations
- current affairs
Keywords
- boating incident
- Donald Trump
- Secret Service
- Iran
- Strait of Hormuz
- military operations
- assassination attempt
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Secret Service, Iran, US
Places: Ballina, Strait of Hormuz
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