A WOMAN was taken to hospital with a suspected broken nose after the boat she was travelling in hit a beacon overnight.
It is understood the woman was flung forward and hit her face during impact, which happened about 8pm on Tuesday near the mouth of the Logan River.
The woman was treated by paramedics on a Redland Bay Coast Guard vessel before the boat was towed to Weinam Creek marina.
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A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said she was later transported to Mater Hospital in a stable condition.
Redland Bay Coast Guard operations officer Warren Francis, who co-ordinated the rescue from ashore, said crew worked quickly to get paramedics to the damaged boat, with fears it may have been sinking.
He said one of the damaged boat’s four occupants contacted Coast Guard with reports that impact with the beacon may have caused a hole.
“The vessel suffered significant damage and was monitored for the return trip home,” Mr Francis said.
“The upgraded pontoon (at Weinam Creek) proved very useful and a much safer platform in providing this assistance.”
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