Three weeks after the Sydney Harbour tragedy, police have yet to establish who was driving the runabout that collided with a fishing trawler, killing six young people.
Officers attached to Strike Force Condor have spoken to the two people aboard the trawler Jordon's and the seven survivors from the runabout about the accident near Bradleys Head on May 1.
Detective Inspector David Laidlaw, who is heading the inquiry, said not all of them had been formally interviewed.
"We're still gathering evidence in relation to what people [were] doing," he said.
The lawyer for Matthew Reynolds, who [borrowed] the runabout without permission for the evening and survived the crash, confirmed his client had yet to be interviewed.
"I'm not aware that he has done a formal interview yet," solicitor Greg Walsh said.
"That's a police matter, I don't want to compromise their investigation," he said.
Police had initially said they were waiting for Mr Reynolds's condition to improve before interviewing him. At the time he was in a serious condition in hospital with several broken veterbrae but he left Royal North Shore Hospital two weeks ago.
The father of Jordon's skipper Peter Evans, Barry, said his son was "still a bit traumatised" by the crash, and had been unable to return to work because police still had possession of the boat.
He did not know when the boat would be returned.
"It will depend on the police and coroner when the boat is released," he said.
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