Marine Rescue called after boat loses power
Marine Rescue Central Coast was called on the afternoon of Sunday, February 25, after a Umina Beach skipper found his seven metre boat had lost power.
The man, an experienced sailor in his late 50s, had just released the boat from its mooring off Ettalong Beach when it started drifting into shallow water.
The skipper then discovered all the electrics had failed, including radio communication.
He quickly got into a kayak, tied a rope to the boat and managed to tow the craft back to the mooring before alerting his wife on a mobile phone, who then alerted Marine Rescue.
Marine Rescue dispatched their major rescue boat, CC 21, with two volunteer crew members soon arriving at the scene.
After ensuring the man was not injured and the vessel secured, they then towed the boat to the boat ramp at Koolewong.
Meanwhile, on the Monday morning, a 10-metre yacht ran aground on a sandbar at Hardys Bay, before the skipper and a member of the public managed to free the stricken vessel.
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Social media, 27 Feb 2024
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