Marine Rescue Central Coast was quick to respond when a converted Sydney ferry issued a mayday call after running aground and starting to list several kilometres south of Brooklyn on Wednesday, January 3.
Marine Rescue was called to the incident in the late afternoon after the 20-metre vessel ran onto the bank at Little Shark Rock Point on Cowan Creek, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River.
Five adults were on board the stricken boat, which had been converted to a hydrofoil and renamed Twinstar.
Although CC21 got to the site in record time, Marine Active Command (MAC) was just five minutes away from the distressed vessel and arrived quickly, as CC21 stood by in case help was needed by MAC.
All five people on board Twinstar were reported safe and resting when police arrived to help ensure the distressed vehicle was safe.
CC21 – with rescue crew Skipper Ian Radford, Reagan Mitchell, Toni Giorgio and Steve Brown – was stood down and returned to base at Point Clare.
Earlier in the day and closer to home, Marine Rescue CC21 set out to provide help for an 8 metre ketch named Yworry which ran aground about 11am on January 3 off Pretty Beach during a sailing exercise.
The ketch was being skippered by its Blackwall owner.
CC21 towed the distressed vessel to deeper water and the ketch continued on its way.
MAC in Marine Area Command.