Marine Rescue Shoalhaven crew deployed to locate entangled whale off Greenwell Point
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Shoalhaven have been tasked to locate an entangled whale off the Illawarra Coast.
Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Glenn Sullivan said the whale is believed to be heading south in waters off Greenwell Point.
“Marine Rescue NSW volunteers on board Shoalhaven 20 were deployed at 1:45pm today to relieve the ORRCA drone which was following the whale off Gerroa.
“Shoalhaven 20 is attempting to locate the entangled whale and once they do our crew will monitor it until the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Whale Disentanglement team arrives on scene.
“Marine Rescue NSW will provide mothership support to the NPWS team if required,” Inspector Sullivan said.
Latest News
Search and Rescue
OnMay 3, 2025
High stakes at sea: Marine Rescue NSW shines during massive South Coast search simulation
One of the largest real-time multi-agency search and rescue exercises (SAREX) to ever be held on the NSW coast has been labelled a success by Marine Rescue NSW. 65 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers took...
A volunteer crew from Marine Rescue Newcastle navigated darkness and a fast-flowing run-out tide overnight to rescue a stranded sailor four nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Nobbys Head. Marine Rescue...