Holed cruiser rescued

Volunteers at Marine Rescue Central Coast responded to a mayday call on Saturday, October 1, after they received a call from Water Police Marine Area Command at 5:30am.

The mayday call came from a 6.5 metre timber cruiser that had four people on board.

It had taken in water in Paddy's Channel on Brisbane Water.

Volunteers Terry Reynolds and Mark Sheen had the rescue boat, Gosford 20, out by 6am and the crew quickly found the cruiser.

The men on board had been heading out early for a day of fishing when they hit something that holed the cruiser.

The rescue boat crew rafted up alongside the cruiser and deployed a high volume diesel-powered pump which reduced and controlled the water level.

The cruiser was towed slowly to Gosford boat ramp with the pump still running to keep it afloat.

The owner arranged for a boat trailer to be ready to take the boat from the water for repair.

Media Release, 1 Oct 2011 Ron Cole, Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW Central Coast Unit