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Townsville Coast Guard QF8
Address: Sir Leslie Thiess Drive 4810 Townsville, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.coastguard.com.au
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25.01.2022 This week our Coast Guard trainees as well as Coxswain students from the Coast Guard Academy, undertook their practical training and assessment for their Ship Board Safety Skill Set. Students completed fire training, flare usage as well as abandon ship drills.
24.01.2022 A2 finished their first job for the day and currently berthing training in Breakwater Marina. Keep an eye out for the team today and say hello!
22.01.2022 A crew headed out around 2030hrs last night tasked by water police to search for a missing vessel. After almost an hour of searching, the vessel was found by Water Police. Before heading back to port the crew was tasked to pick up a yacht that had drifted from the duck pond and was slowly drifting closer to shallow water in front of the Strand. Rough conditions from the Northeast meant that the Skipper decided to tow the vessel into the swing basin and to well protected waters at the yacht club. A very late night for the crew and Radio Operators involved, but an excellent job done by those involved.
20.01.2022 A big night for QF8 last night at our month meeting. New Deputy Commander David being sworn into office, as well as many new members being sworn into the flotilla. Congratulations to David and welcome to our new members.
19.01.2022 A crew dropped Rotary Rescue off at Ross Haven Marine this morning so it could be hauled out for routine maintainence as well as re-antifouling. Rotary Rescue is scheduled to be back on the water ready for the weekend and prepped for the holiday season.
18.01.2022 Trainee Max demonstrating how to right an overturned literaft.
18.01.2022 Some additional pictures from C1's 9hr yacht tow on Saturday. An excellent demonstration of the skill and resilience of our crews.
17.01.2022 C crews had a busy day yesterday with 3 rescues in one day! Well done C crew! Did you know that our volunteers are on call 24/7 for call out? Some of our volunteers leave their paid jobs (where appropriate) to support the community.
16.01.2022 The crew tidying up the deck on the way back to Rotary Rescue's pontoon after a long night.
15.01.2022 The crew launching the IRB into the darkness to attach the tow line to a drifting vessel last night.
14.01.2022 Lest we Forget. Thanks to Magnetic Island RSL sub branch
14.01.2022 The crew preparing to launch the IRB into some rough weather last night.
13.01.2022 The yacht rafted snugly to the side of Rotary Rescue to be delivered into the safety of the marina.
13.01.2022 QF8 would like to thank SeaLink Queensland for supporting the flotilla by providing transfers for some of our members to the Magnetic Island RSL Remembrance Day service.
10.01.2022 Is the Townsville maritime community conspiring to test out our Sunday crews? Or are the D2 and A2 crews competing for most assists in a day? More pictures from A2's busy day today! Thank you to all of our volunteers who choose to spend their time helping the community.
08.01.2022 B1 crew spent most of yesterday heading out to Keeper Reef to pick up a broken down vessel. Great work done by the crew and Radio Operators involved!
02.01.2022 B2 crew providing essential community rescue services. Please ensure you correctly secure your sombrero while out and about this weekend. #sunsafety
01.01.2022 A2 crew with another 2 Jetskis at once! One being towed behind, and the other on the IRB cradle. Once they return these two Jetskis safely they will be heading off on another call for assistance that has already come in. Great work team!
