Three rescued after boat capsized
Three people were rescued last week after their boat capsized in Maitland Bay. Police were called to Maitland Bay beach near Bouddi National Park at about 3pm on September 24…
Marine Rescue
Stay safe on the water
With school holidays beginning next week and fine weather predicted, Central Coast waterways are set to be extremely busy, with Marine Rescue NSW urging all water users to be safety…
Training course for boaters and jet skiiers
A training seminar to help boaters and jet ski riders acquire the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer on our waterways is scheduled for Saturday, August 2. The…
Busy month of June for Marine Rescue
Improved weather conditions in June saw large numbers of boaters take to the state’s waterways resulting in 85 search and rescue missions being conducted in the Central Coast/Hunter region. A…
Improving emergency responses on water
More than 25 people commandeered eight jetskis and a rescue vessel recently in an exercise designed to improve the emergency response tactics of Marine Rescue volunteers on Brisbane Water and…
Training seminar helps boaters stay safe
A training seminar to help boaters acquire the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer on the waterways will be held Saturday, April 5. The certified Marine Rescue Boat…
Boat licence theory course returns
A training seminar to help boaters acquire the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer on local waterways is scheduled for Saturday, February 15. The certified Marine Rescue Boat…
Boaters urged to put safety first this long weekend
With an influx of boaters expected to take to waterways across the Central Coast during the Australia Day long weekend, Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Alex Barrell is urging boaters to…
Another busy year for Marine Rescue
For the fourth consecutive year, more than 1,100 missions were carried out by the Hunter and Central Coast divisions of Marine Rescue in 2024. Locations of highest demand were Lake…
Brisbane Water rescue
Marine Rescue came to the rescue of a young man struggling in a small runabout on Wednesday, January 8. He was found battling wild southerly conditions on Brisbane Water on…
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…
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…