A crew member who spent nearly 24 hours at sea after falling overboard from a bulk carrier has been found alive on a Newcastle beach.

A man has been found alive after falling from a commercial ship off the NSW coast.

A young crew member who fell off a cargo ship and was found alive on the NSW coast last night was picked up by a local fishing boat.

The man was spotted south of Newcastle at 6.30pm on Friday night, a day after he fell overboard from a cargo ship.

The man was spotted south of Newcastle at 6.30pm on Friday night, a day after he fell overboard from a cargo ship.

A man who fell off cargo ship off the Newcastle coast on Thursday night was discovered by local fishing boat, according to NSW Ambulance paramedics.

An urgent search is under way for a swimmer who has been swept away off the NSW Central Coast.

The body of a boy swept out to sea while crossing a channel with his father and three siblings on the NSW Central Coast has been found after a...