Marine Rescue NSW volunteers responded to a MAY DAY call from a commercial fishing vessel which ran aground on rocks just east of Bermagui Harbour yesterday morning.
Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Glenn Sullivan said volunteer radio operators at the Marine Rescue Sydney State Communications Centre received a MAY DAY call from the skipper of the distressed vessel at 4:40am (Thursday 27 February).
“NSW Police Marine Area Command was immediately notified and a volunteer crew from Marine Rescue Narooma tasked to respond on board Narooma 30.
“The skipper of the disabled vessel indicated that all four people on board would attempt to make their own way to shore.
“Narooma 30 searched for people in the water in the area around the disabled vessel while volunteers from Marine Rescue Bermagui observed from the headland.
“Thankfully all four people on board the disabled vessel made their way safely to shore,” Inspector Sullivan said.
The Narooma 30 crew was undergoing a debrief back on land when they were tasked to assist a 36 foot vessel with two people on board which suffered mechanical failure off Cuttagee.
Marine Rescue NSW is a volunteer based not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to keeping boaters safe on the water and supporting local communities.
