Police searching for fishermen in tinnie missing off Brisbane

Two men who set off on a fishing trip in their tinnie are missing at sea after failing to arrive back at a Brisbane boat ramp last night.

Police are searching Moreton Bay for two men in a tinnie that failed to return last night.

TWO men who set off on a fishing trip in their tinnie are missing at sea after failing to arrive back at a Brisbane boat ramp last night.

The men, aged 31 and 25, set off from the Whyte Island boat ramp, at the Port of Brisbane yesterday.

They contacted family at 10.15pm to say they were heading home but didn’t make it back.

Their car and trailer were found at the boat ramp

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Water Police are appealing for boaties in Moreton Bay and the Port of Brisbane area to be on the look out for a missing tinnie with two men on board. https://t.co/AS9SsHP8mo pic.twitter.com/uoD9ARYwPd

— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) August 11, 2019

Water police are searching for the missing boat but it is not known where the men intended to fish.

Their boat is a 3.3m Stacer brand aluminium tinnie, dark blue in colour with red Queensland registration OM209Q.

Both men are from the Brisbane area.

Anyone with information should contact police.