Onthe harbourside, next to theplushcentral bankoffices, construction of a glass-plated nationalconcert hall, startedseveral yearsago, nears completion.
The sunny bank holiday weather had drawn a lot of visitors to theharbourside, and the surrounding waters of the Camel Estuary were said to have been calm on Sunday afternoon when the accident happened.
Shark and Clark Islands, located off theharbourside suburb of Darling Point and Rose Bay respectively, became dedicated recreational areas as early as the 1870s and are now great places to watch the boat traffic in Sydney Harbour.