new rescue boat for Peaceful Bay
Submitted by bod on Fri, 2009-11-20 12:03
The Peaceful Bay Sea Rescue Group has a new $210,000 Raiad Rigid Inflatable
8.5 metre rescue boat which can reach 50 knots and carry 20 people. FESA
Volunteer Marine Rescue Service contributed $150,000 towards the boat which is
described as one of the best and safest for use in the Southern Ocean.
More than 20 incidents were recorded last year in the area.
$60,000 for the latest electronic navigation and safety equipment including
a Forward Looking Infrared camera which can detect vessels and people in the
water at night, a GPS and radar with a 32 nautical mile range was contributed
by Lotterywest.
Adam Gallash
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brilliant
Bloody brilliant!! Something definately required down that way.
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Colin Hay
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Neat looking boat
I plan to do a bit of salmon chasing down that way next year. Hope they don't have to come and get me (Lol).
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bod
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rescue boat Irwin
bigger motors than the walpole rescue boat and state of art electronics allow it to monitor between Albany and Augusta. Lotterywest built it a new security shed too. Pretty dangerous waters down that way, especially with unpredictable weather so it is much needed. Over 20 incidents in 2008.
HuggyB
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Sweet ride
and definitely needed in the area! Can get very hairy very quickly.
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jersey
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Lotteries and
All concerned in the planning and purchase,I always feel a lot better when I throw all my loosing lotto tickets when I see valuable community donations like this,well done too all,I hope it gets very little use,but its good to know its there as with all Sea Search groups.jersey
Goodz
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Looks gooood! Recon that'll
Looks gooood! Recon that'll save a few lives in it's time down there.
carnarvonite
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Brilliant
Good to see another new boat hit the water in that area.
We took a 6.5 Naiad for a drive/play up here 5 months or so back to help us decide which way to go for our planned replacement and it didn't take long for all on the comittee to get on board.They are the 4x4 of the sea.
Google lion red 14.6 naiad they were doing something like 12 knots in 6 metre seas on their delivery trip from Wellington to Auckland,hopefully this is the one we are looking to get for Carnarvon,if not then a 12.5 metre one
wadetolley
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Nice
Nice boat for sure. Great to see lottery west getting behind a great cause once again. Hopefully i will never have the pleasure of seeing that boat !
wopjrb
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nice boat
good for saving lives wen people get washed off the rocks
Faulkner Family
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a lot of money spent on this
a lot of money spent on this boat , but thats nothing compared to how valuable it will be when it has saved some lives in rough conditions, looks like it has enough power to get anywhere fast and thats whats needed, seconds count when your in the water down there
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