A woman has been charged with drug-related offences after being rescued from a drifting boat near Port Stephens yesterday. About 3.45pm on Saturday (27 November 2021), Marine Rescue notified Port Stephens Water Police that a small boat was suffering mechanical issues and drifting a short distance off Tomaree Headland at Shoal Bay. Water Police attended, navigating heavy rain and 25 knots south-westerly winds, and located a three-metre tinny with a 35-year-old woman on board. The woman was given a life jacket by police, before being towed to the Shoal Bay Boat Ramp. In a subsequent search of the vessel and woman’s belongings, officers seized...