The steer (which had soon acquired the social media nickname of Manny) escaped while being loaded onto a livestock carrier in the Western Australian port.

Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Florida-based ACR Electronics was unveiling its Automatic Identification System (AIS) Man Overboard beacon, which it says “can make a huge difference” in maritime rescues.

The device begins to transmit distress signals and GPS co-ordinates over a five-mile (eight-kilometre) range within 15 seconds of being activated by inflation of a lifejacket.