Marine Rescue NSW vessel Port Stephens 31 was tasked to search an area off Fishermans Bay on the Hunter Coast this morning after a flare sighting was reported at 4.23am.
The PS 31 crew conducted a search pattern around the sighting zone which saw the MRNSW vessel reach 26kms off the coast while Marine Area Command deployed a fixed wing aircraft.
No distressed vessel or persons were found and the search was called off at 8.40am.
More than 3,400 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers are on standby to assist boaters on waterways across the state during the upcoming spring school holidays. Acting Commissioner Todd Andrews said the...
Marine Rescue Woolgoolga has made history as the first Marine Rescue NSW unit to appoint an all-female executive team. Image: (L to R) Dolly Clarke, Cherrill Powell, Lisa Mobbs and Taylor Marshall,...
