Yacht washes up on Fraser Island | Photos

A yacht, which sank in the notorious Wide Bay Bar and left two men in need of rescue, has washed up at a popular tourist spot. PHOTOS.

A destroyed yacht, which sank on Monday night and left two men in need of rescue from the freezing waters, has washed up on Fraser Island (K’gari).

The 14 metre long yacht, known as Orion, washed up on the island’s North Spit after it was struck by a large wave and capsized in the Wide Bay Bar on Monday night.

Two men aboard the yacht needed to be plucked from the water to safety.

Rainbow Beach towing service Rainbow Recovery, Repairs and Services were tasked with the clean-up.

The debris was cleared by Thursday afternoon with the help of an excavator and two large trucks and images were shared by the company on social media.

It comes as a former Tin Can Bay Coast Guard Commander has weighed in on a daring rescue of two yachties, who were plucked from what he believes is one of the “most dangerous” areas on the Queensland coast.

Phil Feldman told the Gympie Times the Wide Bay Bar was one of, if not the, worst in the state and often caught sailors off-guard.

The Bar is located between Fraser Island and Inskip Point, north east of Gympie and is well-known among sailing groups as a dangerous stretch of water.

Mr Feldman said this was because it was subject to shifting sandbars and changing weather conditions throughout the year, making it unpredictable.

“The Coast Guard regularly runs training exercises out that way to get new depth soundings each month to recommend their preferred crossing area,” he said.

But even with recommendations from the Coast Guard, Mr Feldman said a trip across the bar could often carry on for kilometres, and conditions may change during the voyage.

Former Tin Can Bay coastguard Phil Feldman said the Wide Bay Bar was notoriously dangerous among boating groups.

“That’s why we recommend they always call up about the latest knowledge about the Bar,” he said.

The Bar has spawned many horror stories among Gympie region boating and sailing groups, but Mr Feldman said the onus fell on sailors to educate themselves on the dangers of the area.

It comes as two boaties were rescued on Monday night after their yacht was struck by a large wave and capsized at the Wide Bay Bar around 5pm.

An RACQ LifeFlight spokesperson said the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) sent a rescue helicopter to the scene after the men activated an emergency beacon

But when they arrived at the scene, the yacht was no longer visible.

Rescuers scoured the ocean for the two men, one of whom was found stranded in the water.

An auto-inflating life raft was lowered to him while the search continued for the second man.

He was spotted 200 metres away from his crewmate in the pitch black darkness wearing a flashing head torch and was winched to safety.

The notorious Wide Bay Bar, where two sailors were rescued on Monday night.

The first man, still in the liferaft, was rescued by the Tin Can Bay coastguard and brought back to dry land for medical assessment.

Meanwhile, the second boatie was flown to the Sunshine Coast and was treated for hypothermia by paramedics, including Critical Care.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said he was uninjured and did not require transport to hospital.

It comes after authorities in Far North Queensland continue a search for three men after their boat sank on Saturday.

A 52-foot yacht also sank in nearby Hervey Bay a week ago.