Bass Strait row crew rescued after capsize

Three ocean rowers whose boat capsized in rough seas in Bass Strait are back in Victoria after a 16-hour rescue operation.

The charity adventure crew made shore around 2am (AEDT) on Wednesday, aboard the water police boat Fearless, after team member Ben Turner, 27, broke his elbow.

The team was hoping to raise money for cystic fibrosis research, but were forced to call off their attempt to row from Wilsons Promontory to Tasmania as part of the George Bass Expedition, three days into their journey.

Mr Turner said he had been inside the seven-metre boat’s cabin, riding out a vicious storm, along with skipper Margaret Bowling, 32, and Clark Carter, 27, when a rough wave hit them from the side and the boat capsized.

“As designed, the boat rolled back on itself, but unfortunately during that roll I injured myself,” he told reporters.

The team considered continuing its journey, but called for help as Mr Turner was unable to row.

Mr Turner has vowed that a solo voyage across the Pacific he plans to undertake in April will not be cancelled.

“Still have to find that cure! Thanks for all the support x,” he wrote on the crew’s blog.

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