Offshore mission

A volunteer crew from Marine Rescue Batemans Bay has returned three people on board a vessel that has broken down 12nm offshore to safety in the Moruya River.

The boat was stranded early this morning by a mechanical failure.

All passengers are safe and had displayed a V-sheet to signal they were in distress.

With the runabout’s skipper having some difficulty pinpointing their location, the crew spent some time searching for the boat before they could take it under tow.

A timely reminder for all boaters of the need to be able to provide your location to rescue crews in the event of an emergency.

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The crew on board rescue vessel Batemans 30 was David Murn, John Clements, Peter Poole and Ned Foley.

Communications support from Greg Irvine and Andrew Murn in the unit’s radio room at the Hanging Rock base.