With just over a month remaining in the boating season, Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Alex Barrell is urging boaters not to become complacent, after engine, battery, and fuel issues accounted for 67 per cent of responses in February.
Of Marine Rescue NSW’s six regions, the Illawarra was the only region to experience record demand in February, with volunteers completing 46 search and rescue missions – six more than the previous record set 12 months ago.
Marine Rescue NSW volunteers across the state completed 415 search and rescue missions last month, including 114 emergency responses, safely returning 936 people to shore.
Across the state, Marine Rescue NSW radio operators managed 19,013 radio calls and kept watch over more than 22,500 Logged On vessels.
