Could well have done Stationair, but as I said it happened every so often to both TAA and Ansett. I was directed to a sinking fishing boat off CNS in a DC9, seems his net snagged a underwater object and pulled the whole box and dice under, the crew of three were hanging on to a float, and we buzzed them (I am not quite sure what I actually did, other then keep them company and perhaps the noise of the DC9 kept the sharks away) (the DC 9 would wake the dead!) anyway the Navy turned up and we went on to BNE. Many TAA and Ansett pilots would have had some sort of experience during their careers, as it seems they called on more civil aircraft to assist then they do now. Probably due to cost, insurance, or the Sea, Air and Rescue are better equiped. The flight crew certainly enjoyed the flying in those periods, and a brief break from line flying!