Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

It is an important question. I was briefed on this yesterday. It did occur off the Western Australian coast. I checked with the minister just before coming into question time to inquire as to the welfare of the crew, who had been stuck some hundreds of metres down, on the ocean floor. I was assured yesterday that the crew would be safe for a couple of days, but the good news that the minister was able to give me when I talked to him was that the crew have been recovered and that they are safe and well. In terms of information about the recovery of the equipment itself, I will take that on notice and provide further details to the senator.