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On Oct 27, 2023

Marine Rescue NSW crew assisting with search for missing helicopter off Port Stephens

Marine Rescue NSW volunteers on board Port Stephens 30 have joined NSW Police Marine Area Command in the search for a missing helicopter on the Hunter Coast.

Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Steve Raymond said a crew from Marine Rescue Port Stephens was deployed to assist with the search at 8am this morning.

“Volunteers on board PS 30 completed a thorough search on Port Stephens Bay before joining Water Police offshore.

“The Marine Rescue NSW boat is now conducting a parallel line search with a Water Police vessel from Port Stephens Heads north to Bennetts Beach,” Inspector Raymond said.

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