Volunteers from Marine Rescue Newcastle are assisting a multi-agency search for a missing female swimmer off Newcastle Beach.
Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Courtney Greenslade said a volunteer crew was assembled and rescue vessel Newcastle 30 deployed before sunrise today (Sunday 13 April).
“Newcastle 30 was on the water at 5:25 am, with volunteer radio operators managing communications from the Marine Rescue Newcastle base at Stockton.
“Newcastle 30 is conducting a parallel line search with a NSW Water Police vessel.
“Marine Rescue Newcastle volunteers will continue to assist NSW Police Marine Area Command until instructed otherwise.
“Conditions are favourable offshore this morning, with seas under a metre and a 10-knot east to north-easterly wind,” Inspector Greenslade said.
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