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Coast Guard Mooloolaba QF6

Locality: Mooloolaba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5444 3222

Address: QF6 Mooloolaba Coast Guard 65 Parkyn Parade 4557 Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://coastguard.com.au/qf6

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25.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 22 December A calm entrance on a windy morning is shown in Helen's video. The dredge should be working today, so use caution when passing it.... The Marine forecast is for N to NW winds of 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon, then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas of 1.5 to 2 metres with an E swell around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. A mostly sunny day with the chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

24.01.2022 A Busy Day for Gold Sunday Apart from the early morning Assist to The Hards, Jake Hutchinson passed the Commander's Assessment for Coxswain conducted by our Training Officer, Bill Asher and three Trainees completed their General Purpose Hand Units. It's been a big effort this year, with Jake being our fourth new Coxswain since March. Congratulations Jake and well done to our candidates, trainers and assessors. ... Then to top it off, Mooloolaba Rotary Rescue assisted a broken down vessel off Alexandra Headland this afternoon. Well done Gold Sunday. You'll sleep well tonight.

24.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 25 November Calm but windy on a cloudy morning is shown in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for SE winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore at times in the morning and afternoon. Seas around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore with a S swell below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore. Cloudy with an 80% chance of showers.

24.01.2022 Assist to Raper Shoal Yesterday we received a call from a 4.7 metre runabout at Raper Shoal with engine trouble, requesting assistance. Our Blue Sunday of skipper Paul Heath and crew of Kerry Teed, Joe Keily and Bruce Muller headed off in Rotary III, located the vessel and safely towed it back to Mooloolaba. Even though the skipper of the distressed vessel was a Marine Assist Supporter and entitled to a complimentary tow, he still gave us a $50 donation, which was much appreciated.

23.01.2022 Assist to The Hards Rotary III went to The Hards to assist a 7 metre vessel with 3 POB. The vessel's engine had gone into limp mode, so to save damage they requested a tow back to Mooloolaba. Well done our Gold Sunday crew.

21.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 30 November A calm but windy entrance is shown in Helen's video this morning. The Marine forecast is for N to NW winds of 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots offshore S of Maroochydore early in the morning. Winds easing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning and becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day, before shifting SE at 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Seas of 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening with a SE swell around 1 metre offshore. Partly cloudy.

21.01.2022 A Short Video of the Second Assist

20.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 20 December A calm entrance this morning is shown in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for N to NE winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas around 1 metre with an E swell around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Mostly sunny.

18.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 29 September A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for E to SE winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore at times during the morning. Seas around 1 metre with an E swell of 1 metre offshore and a second S swell below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Mostly sunny with a possible shower.

16.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 17 January Helen's video shows a calm entrance on a stormy looking morning. The Marine forecast is for SE winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots S of Noosa Heads early in the morning. Winds turning E at 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon, then turning NE in the evening. Seas below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to below 1 metre around midday, with a SE swell below 1 metre inshore, increasing to a S swel...l of about 1 metre offshore during the morning, with a second E swell below 1 metre. Partly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and the chance of a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are forecast for the next three days, so if you're boating check BOM regularly and listen to your radio on VHF Ch16 for weather warnings.

15.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 29 November A Strong Wind Warning today for Sunshine Coast Waters. A calm entrance on a sunny day is shown in Helen's video this morning.... The Marine forecast is for N to NW winds of 10 to 15 knots, tending N to NE at 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon and increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the afternoon. Winds reaching 25 to 30 knots S of Maroochydore in the late evening. Seas around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Sunny.

14.01.2022 Another great example of how critical it is to have a registered EPIRB on your vessel. Have it in easy reach and know how to use it.

14.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 23 November A calm but breezy entrance is shown in Helen's video this morning. The Marine forecast is for N winds of 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day, then reaching up to 25 knots in the afternoon and evening. Seas below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon with an E to NE swell below 1 metre. Sunny.

14.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 21 December A calm entrance this morning is shown in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for N to NE winds of 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Seas around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening with an E swell around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Partly cloudy.

13.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 27 September A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video this morning on a sunny but cool day. The Marine forecast is SW winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds shifting E to SE at 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and tending E to NE inshore sea breezes in the afternoon. Seas of 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday with a S swell around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Sunny.

13.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 28 November A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for E winds of 10 to 15 knots turning N to NE during the day. Seas below 1 metre with a SE swell around 1 metre. Mostly sunny.

12.01.2022 Some Lessons Here for All Boaties

12.01.2022 Our Wednesday Assist On Wednesday afternoon we got a call from a 5.6 metre vessel with 4 POB near the East Cardinal Mark (The Blinker), asking for assistance as he could not select gears. A Gold crew of Frank Perrone, Lee Campbell and Carol Hutchinson, with David Nielsen as the skipper on Rotary III, towed the vessel back to Mooloolaba.... Thanks Carol for the video.

12.01.2022 Catch of the Day You're the trawler skipper and the net feels heavy. This is going to be a good haul. Well it was - just not what he was expecting. Remember in August when we rescued the two fishermen whose boat sank 20 nautical miles off Mooloolaba? Bet they thought they'd never see it again.... Well not until the trawler's catch of the day was their boat. Hauled up, refloated and brought back to Mooloolaba, it now sits a bit the worse for wear at the Water Police pontoon. What are the odds of that happening?

11.01.2022 A Busy Day for our Radio Operators In addition to doing today's radio shifts, our Radio Operators attended their monthly meeting in our boat shed area. While this was happening our new Radio Operator recruits were completing their Coast Guard Induction course in our upstairs Training Room. Thanks to those who attended both of these events.

11.01.2022 Recently QF6 conducted life raft training at the Kawana Aquatic Centre for new volunteers from QF6, QF4 Caloundra and QF5 Noosa. We had two life rafts to use and this video shows the donated life raft being deployed with the QF5 members using it for part of the training exercise. Hopefully, none ot them will see a life raft deployed in an emergency, but it's vital to know what happens and how to enter a life raft. Just imagine 3 metre seas and 30 knot winds and maybe darkness.

09.01.2022 A Long Night Assist At 0115 this morning our Radio Operator got a call from QF5 Noosa advising that they were towing a 10 metre yacht with engine and steering problems from Double Island Point, but could not cross the Noosa Bar. As the yacht was heading for Mooloolaba, a request was made for us to take over the tow at Noosa and bring the vessel to Mooloolaba. A crew of 5 with Rod Ashlin as skipper set off at 0245 and took over the tow about 5 nautical miles north of Noosa, a...rriving safely back at Mooloolaba at about 0730. Another relieved skipper and safe vessel and another great job by our Gold Crew.

08.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 1 October Calm but a bit windy at the entrance in Helen's video this morning. The Marine forecast is for N winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots at times in the afternoon and evening. Seas around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening, with a S swell of 1 to 2 metres offshore. Mostly sunny with the chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

08.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 26 November Helen's video shows a very calm entrance this morning. The Marine forecast is for SE winds of 10 to 15 knots turning E to NE in the evening. Seas below 1 metre with a S to SE swell below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Mostly sunny.

08.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 18 January Helen's video shows a calm entrance this morning. The Marine forecast is for NE winds of about 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas below 1 metre with S swell around 1 metre offshore. Partly cloudy with the chance of a thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening.

08.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance Update Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maritime Safety Queensland NOTICE TO MARINERS 464 (T) of 2020 Issued by Brisbane Maritime Region on 18 December 2020... Area: Brisbane pilotage area Locality: Mooloolah River Bar Activity: Shoaling and dredging Mariners are advised that a hydrographic survey of the Mooloolah River and its coastal bar on Friday 18 December 2020, shows a shoal patch extending from the end of the eastern breakwater in a westerly direction across the entrance channel. The shoal has a least depth of approximately 1.6 metres at LAT within the entrance channel. The shoal patch west of the entrance channel has a least depth of approximately 1.8 metres at LAT within the limited area of survey. Map S11-496 attached, shows the current channel. Copies of the survey plan are available from the Sunshine Coast office of Maritime Safety Queensland at Mooloolaba. The full NTM can be seen on the MSQ web site.

07.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 24 November Calm, but cloudy and windy at the entrance in Helen's video this morning. The Marine forecast is for N to NW winds of 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore S of Maroochydore early in the morning. Winds shifting E to SE at 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas of 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday with a N to NE swell below 1 metre. Partly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers in the evening with the chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

06.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 22 September A small swell at the entrance is shown in Helen's video this morning on a cloudy and windy day. The Marine forecast is for N winds of 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the evening. Seas of 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening with an E swell around 1 metre. Partly cloudy with the chance of a thunderstorm south of Maroochydore later tonight.

05.01.2022 Our Yacht Assist Safely Back A couple of photos of the yacht in the river that we assisted this morning from Noosa to Mooloolaba.

05.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 26 September A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video on a sunny, but windy day. The Marine forecast is W to NW winds of 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning SW at 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Inshore winds tending E to NE at 10 to 15 knots north of Noosa Heads in the afternoon. Seas of 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, with a N to NE swell around 1 metre. Sunny.

05.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 23 December A calm entrance at the moment is shown in Helen's video this morning. The Marine forecast is for W to SW winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots offshore. Winds N of Noosa tending NW at 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Winds shifting S to SE at 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon and reaching up to 25 knots in the evening.... Seas of 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening with an E swell of 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Partly cloudy.

05.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 27 November A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for E winds about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas below 1 metre with a SE swell around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Partly cloudy.

05.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 23 September A calm entrance on a windy and cloudy morning is shown in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for N winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore early. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming N at 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and evening. Seas of 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday with an E swell of around 1 metre. Partly cloudy with the chance of a thunderstorm N of Maroochydore in the afternoon and evening.

04.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 19 January Helen's video shows a calm entrance on a windy, wet looking day. The Marine forecast is for S to SE winds of 10 to 15 knots turning N to NE in the morning. Seas below 1 metre with an E swell around 1 metre and a second SE swell below 1 metre inshore, tending S around 1 metre offshore. Cloudy with a 70% chance of showers and the chance of a thunderstorm.... The dredge should be working today, so use caution when crossing the bar. Contact the Dredge "Navua" on VHF Channel 16 for passing instructions, as necessary. A Strong Wind Warning is forecast tomorrow for Sunshine Coast Waters.

03.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 30 September A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for E to SE winds of 10 to 15 knots, turning E to NE in the late morning, then turning N to NE in the evening. Seas below 1 metre with a S to SE swell below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Partly cloudy.

03.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 28 September A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video, with still a bit of wind about. The Marine forecast is for SE winds of 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots at times. Seas of 1 to 1.5 metres with a S swell below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore. Partly cloudy.

03.01.2022 Use Caution at Our Entrance A good example of why boaties should be aware of Notice to Mariners 295(T) is in the photo taken of the assistance we provided to a yacht when it ran aground coming into Mooloolaba on Friday. It was the second one in two days. When coming in and going out stay well to the western side of the channel as the shoaling may have extended further west from when the last Survey was done on the 21st of August.... It is also a good idea not to exit or enter at or near low tide if you have a boat with a large draft, especially when the low tides are almost at our Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) for Mooloolaba, which is virtually 0.0 metres.

03.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 25 September A calm entrance this morning in Helen's video, but the boating forecast is not so good. A Strong Wind Warning today.... The Marine forecast is for N winds about 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening. Seas below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening, with a S swell below 1 metre offshore. Mostly sunny.

03.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 24 September A calm entrance this morning is shown in Helen's video. The Marine forecast is for W to NW winds of 10 to 15 knots, shifting S to SW before dawn. Winds becoming E to NE from mid afternoon then N during the evening. Seas around 1 metre with an E swell below 1 metre. Cloud clearing.

02.01.2022 First Assist for the Day A 9 metre yacht with engine problems just outside the entrance was assisted in by our Gold Sunday crew. Another relieved skipper and a job well done.

01.01.2022 Mooloolaba Entrance - 21 September A cloudy morning with a small swell breaking across the entrance is shown in Helen's video this morning. The Marine forecast is for N winds of 15 to 20 knots, tending N to NE and reaching up to 25 knots with afternoon sea breezes. Inshore winds W to NW about 10 knots in the early morning. Seas of 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon with an E to NE swell of 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning. Partly cloudy with a possible shower offshore.