Port Kembla tops Illawarra Marine Rescue NSW units in June

Marine Rescue NSW volunteers across the state completed their second busiest June ever with crews undertaking 237 search and rescue missions last month, down 25% on the record 315 responses recorded in June 2023.

Of last month’s 237 search and rescue missions, 82 were emergency responses while volunteer crews safely returned 468 people to shore.

Illawarra units had 18 search and rescue missions including 5 emergency responses with 27 people safely returned to shore across all 7 Illawarra units, Port Kembla dealing with 9.