Busy day for marine rescue

Marine Rescue Central Coast had a busy day on New Year's Eve with 53 persons on board 17 vessels logged on with the Point Clare Radio Base.

Two vessels were registered for offshore tracking for a coastal voyage and two calls were made for emergency assistance.

Around 3:30pm, a motor cruiser with four persons on board called for help.

The vessel had a mechanical problem and was anchored at Half Tide Rocks.

The duty crew, Peter Ashworth and Norm Smith, were called in and they launched the Central Coast Lifeboat.

Once located the cruiser was towed to safety at its berth at St Hubert's Island.

While the rescue was underway another call for assistance was received from those on board a 4.3m runabout in Waterfall Bay also with mechanical problems.

A nearby jet ski towed the vessel and the three persons on board to the Woy Woy Railway Bridge where they were met by the Central Coast Lifeboat.

The rescue boat towed then to the ramp Lions Park at Woy Woy.

Media Release, 30 Dec 2010 Ron Cole, Marine Rescue NSW