With the flooding having eased in most areas, and better weather with slight seas, boaters were back on the water over the weekend after a few quiet weeks due to flooding, damaging winds and hazardous surf.
Over the weekend, Marine Rescue crews responded to 52 requests for assistance, ranging from a multi-agency search for a missing rock fisherman at Frazer Park near Munmorah in the Hunter, to the usual ‘bread and butter’ requests from boaters with mechanical issues, flat batteries and out of fuel.
Pictured are the crew of Marine Rescue Bermagui aboard rescue vessel Bermagui 30, as they headed out on Saturday afternoon to assist a broken down 6 metre vessel with five people on board.
Boaters are reminded to Log On with their local Marine Rescue base on VHF Channel 16, or via the free Marine Rescue app.
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