Archive for August 2020
Keeping our crew on their toes for real life emergencies
This morning at the Marine Rescue Port Macquarie unit, duty crew were given a training scenario where a 4m runabout with 3 POB onboard was hit by a whale as it breached east of Bird Rock. The duty crew arrived at the distressed vessel to find 2 seriously injured people onboard; one with head injuries…
Read MoreFourth call out this week
Just before 1pm today, Marine Rescue Port Macquarie activated its boat crew for the 4th time in less than a week to assist a 45′ catamaran with one POB experiencing mechanical difficulties. Skipper Rob Breskal along with Leading Crew trainee Dave, leading crew Scott Saunders and crew Larissa Trapeznikova responded in PM30. After towing the…
Read MoreTown Beach Radio Base to be up and running by September 1
The Town Beach Radio Base is on track to be completely up and running by early September. It’s been nearly a year since the facility was extensively damaged by fire in September, 2019. The blaze originated from a female amenities area, causing smoke and heat damage to the Marine Rescue radio base and kiosk areas.…
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