Detectives are digging deeper into the disappearance of a Hervey Bay woman,35,not seen for seven months.
The woman,who could not swim,held on in rough seas off Queensland for more than two hours.
What began as an adventure for two people from outside science has turned into one of the longest studies of whales ever undertaken.
He admits he"didn't get much for Christmas"but now has no plans to return to work in the new year.
The RACQ warns there is no safe amount of time to leave your child in the car.
The victim was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital for treatment after he was stabbed several times in his back and neck.
The eight-metre vessel sank about 20 nautical miles off Hervey Bay after reporting it had hit a whale about 3am.
He was trapped in a four-metre-deep collapsed hole near Hervey Bay and rescuers used buckets and spades to free him.
Queenslander Mark Worsley injured his spine in 2010. He's urging workers to speak up because the consequences are"just not worth it".
Two men have been fined $17,000 after park rangers found two dead green turtles and a dead dugong in their boat off Hervey Bay last year.
Keith Jones,65,vanished after he left Hervey Bay Marina in Queensland on February 14.