Paddlers safe thanks to Marine Rescue
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Terrigal recently retrieved six paddlers from waters off Spoon Bay on the state’s Central Coast after their outrigger began filling with water and capsized. Marine Rescue…
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Gentle paddle goes wrong
An anticipated gentle paddle off the Saratoga shoreline almost turned into a disaster when the paddle of a small inflatable craft snapped in half and the vessel was caught by…
National Medal for long-serving Marine Rescue volunteer
Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes volunteer Bob Blue has been awarded the National Medal for 15 years long and diligent service to community. Following a career with the Australian Defence Force,…
Big month for Marine Rescue
Marine Rescue Central Coast recorded the second highest number of callouts throughout the Hunter-Central Coast area during July, according to figures released by Marine Rescue NSW headquarters. Seventy-two search and…
Marine Rescue kept busy during June
More than 60 search and rescue missions were carried out by Marine Rescue volunteers across Central Coast and Hunter units during June according to figures released by Marine Rescue NSW…
New leadership team at Marine Rescue
Marine Rescue Terrigal Unit Commander Shaun Smith has been re-elected for a second two-year term to lead the volunteer outfit following the unit’s executive election. The experienced skipper began volunteering…
Training up Marine Rescue volunteers
Marine Rescue Central Coast volunteers were put through some rigorous training exercises during the weekend of June 29-30 with the certified Firefighting and Sea Survival course. All volunteer Marine Rescue…
Busy boating season for Marine Rescue
The Central Coast recorded the second highest number of Marine Rescue missions in NSW during the recently completed boating season. It was the organisation’s second busiest boating season on record…
Big month for Marine Rescue
Marine Rescue NSW’s services were in high demand in March, with 138 search and rescue missions carried out in the Central Coast/Hunter region alone. Statewide, the organisation recorded its busiest…
Busy weekend for Marine Rescue
A 40ft Flybridge cruiser with seven people on board, including three children, ran aground on a sandbar during a leisurely cruise on Brisbane Water on Saturday afternoon, April 6. The…
Busy start to year for Marine Rescue
Marine Rescue Central Coast and Hunter units carried out more than 200 search and rescue missions in January. A total of 215 missions included just under 40 emergency responses, with…
Chasing the waves off Box Head
A two-metre swell and ideal weather conditions brought out the keen surfers chasing waves off Ettalong on Saturday morning, February 3. Marine Rescue Central Coast was busy towing a cabin…
Take care on water as temperatures soar
Central Coast waterways are expecting an influx of visitors for the Australia Day long weekend, with temperatures rising and strong wind warnings along the east coast. A southerly change helped…
Swift response to save three boys on lake
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie saved three teenage boys after their tinny capsized on Lake Macquarie. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Steve Raymond said the Lake Macquarie unit was tasked…
Marine Rescue needs volunteers
With a 48 per cent increase in search and rescue missions completed by the Central Coast unit over the past 12 months, Marine Rescue is in need of more volunteers….
Busy day for Marine Rescue
A series of incidents on Brisbane Water kept Marine Rescue Central Coast busy as holiday makers took to the waterways on Wednesday, December 27. Six people, including three children, were…
Marine Rescue Terrigal reinstated as stand-alone unit
Marine Rescue Terrigal is to be reinstated as a stand-alone unit, six years after it was amalgamated with the Central Cast unit based at Point Clare. The Policy Advisory Committee…
Marine Rescue’s busiest September on record
Marine Rescue NSW volunteers across the state have experienced their busiest September on record, with 21 rescues on the Central Coast alone. Statewide, the service completed 361 rescue missions and…
Keeping units rescue-ready
More than 100 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers from all eight units in the Hunter/Central Coast region took part in a major regional Search and Rescue Exercise hosted by the Lake…
Commissioner visits Norah Head Marine Rescue
Marine Rescue Norah Head has received a $65,000 grant towards a new tow-vehicle capable of towing a rescue vessel to various locations. The funding was made through the State Government’s…