The largest vessel in the Marine Rescue NSW fleet is on the move!
The 16m Lord Howe 40 has undergone a comprehensive $650,000 refit and facelift ahead of its deployment to our first offshore unit on Lord Howe Island.
The retired Marine Area Command – NSW Police Force vessel, Fearless, was acquired by MRNSW in February, travelling north to Port Macquarie, where it has undergone a major overhaul at Birdon Marine.
With our Fleet Manager Kelvin Parkin and Director of Operations Andrew Cribb on board, the new-look LH 40 has today left the Birdon workshops, proudly wearing its new Marine Rescue NSW livery.
Work on the vessel has included gutting the interior, building a new wheelhouse console, renewing the flybridge console, installing a full suite of Raymarine electronics, a mechanical overhaul and removing, inspecting and aligning the shafts and propellers.
It has now travelled to the Port Macquarie Marina, where it will be based in coming weeks during its comprehensive sea trials and preparations before heading to the island, 650km due east of the Mid North Coast.
Representatives of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, technicians from Barrenjoey Marine Electrics and Birdons are also on board.
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