Towed to safety
Marine Rescue Central Coast rescued a five metre centre console runabout with two people on board in Broken Bay on Wednesday, January 23.
The radio room at Marine Rescue Central Coast received a call for help about midday from one of the persons on board who indicated they were north-west of Lion Island in a 30 knot southerly and could not restart their boat's engine.
Call-out skipper Norm Smith and his crew Peter Ashworth and Ken Sharp were quickly on the way with the rescue boat, Central Coast 20.
Despite the poor and deteriorating conditions, the runabout was quickly located and towed to safety at Patonga.
Media Release, 24 Jan 2013
Ron Cole, Marine Rescue Central Coast