HMAS VENDETTA and two 723 Sdqn Iroquois rescued four survivors from the dredge W.T. ATLAS, which had sunk in Jervis Bay, NSW. Boat crews from VENDETTA later recovered four bodies from the water. The following day RAN helicopters continued the search, but no more survivors or bodies were found. A Queens Commendation for the rescue was awarded to LEUT R. B. Lovett, RAN, LEUT P. J. Vickers, RAN, PO F. C. McCreanor, PO G. W. Peters, and Leading Airman K. J. Beaton.