Cruiser towed to Green Point

The volunteers on duty at Marine Rescue Central Coast's Point Clare radio base towed a broken down motor cruiser from Broken Bay to Green Point as a result of a phone call at 7:45am on Wednesday, November 14.

The skipper of the 8.4m motor cruiser in Broken Bay south of Lion Island towards Middle Head with three persons on board requested assistance because both of his new engines had failed.

The on-call boat crew, Norm Smith and Ken Sharp, was contacted and soon had the rescue Vessel, Central Coast 20, heading south to assist.

To avoid the unreliability of mobile phone calls on the water, the boat crew assisted with instructions that enabled the skipper to use his VHF radio to maintain contact with the rescue crew.

After two and a half hours, the crew of Central Coast 20 had the disabled cruiser back to its mooring at Green Point.

Media release, 14 Nov 2012

Ron Cole, Central Coast Marine Rescue