Marine rescue crew kept busy

The Marine Rescue Central Coast duty crew of Ken Sharp (skipper), Gordon Kerr and Robert Smith were kept busy on Sunday, February 17, with three calls for assistance almost sequentially.

Two were close the Peninsula.

A phone call was received around 1:30pm from the owner-skipper of a nine-metre trimaran near Lions Park, Woy Woy, seeking assistance due to engine failure.

The owner requested help to return the boat to its mooring at Empire Bay.

The trimaran tow proved difficult as the vessel was hard to control in the narrow channels, but was eventually placed safely on its mooring.

The Water Police called around 3pm requesting that Marine Rescue takeover a tow at Lobster Beach of a 3.5 metre runabout with two people on board that had been found offshore with mechanical problems.

The runabout was towed to Lions Park at Woy Woy.

Media Release, 17 Feb 2013

Ron Cole, Marine Rescue Central Coast