A SEARCH has been suspended for a fishing vessel believed to have got into trouble off Antarctica, with authorities saying it's unlikely anyone survived.
An RAAF P3 Orion aircraft and a civilian jet were on Sunday sent to look for the 75-metre long boat after an emergency beacon was set off in the southern Indian Ocean about 3200km southwest of Perth and 648km north of the Antarctic mainland.
"The vessel was not located but debris was seen in the location of the beacon signal. There were no signs of a life raft or people in the water," the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said on Monday.
"Based on expert medical advice ... in the current weather conditions there is no prospect of survival."
It's believed the vessel may have been illegally fishing.
Foul weather, with swells up to seven metres, winds of up to 70km/h and water temperatures as low as zero degrees celsius, has led investigators to conclude there were two possibilities.
Either equipment, including the vessel's EPIRB (emergency position indicating radio beacon), were swept overboard in rough weather and the boat continued on its course or the vessel foundered and all the crew drowned.
"Due to discrepancies in the ship's records AMSA has been unable to establish an owner, flag state, or what the vessel's purpose was in this area," AMSA said.
"Indications are the vessel may have been involved in illegal fishing activities."
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