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Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia

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25.01.2022 Wishing everyone a safe and happy Festive Season

24.01.2022 Three sailors rescued off Garden Island after boat capsizes in rough seas

22.01.2022 Marine Rescue Broome - school visit

21.01.2022 BAZZ CORISH MARINE RESCUE CENTRE EXMOUTH Yesterday I attended the dedication and launch of Exmouth’s Volunteer Marine Rescue new addition ‘Cape Endeavour’ a...nd the naming of their building now known as ‘BAZZ CORISH Marine Rescue Centre’. It was great to see the Corish family present to celebrate the naming of the building recognising Bazz’s legacy to his contribution to sea rescue. Congratulations to all the volunteers and especially those who pushed for the new rescue boat and soon to have new truck To all the award recipients last night at the huge turnout at Whalers Restaurant congratulations. Well done once again and thank you for keeping us safe. Marine Rescue Exmouth Shire of Exmouth Marine Safety WA #boating #fishing #exmouth #Rescue #volunteer The Nationals WA The Nationals WA Pilbara Exmouth Game Fishing Club - EGFC Nick Fardell - The Nationals WA Mining & Pastoral Region Candidate The Nationals Geraldton

19.01.2022 While many of our personnel have been fighting fires since Christmas, it has also been a busy nautical new year for our Marine Rescue volunteers. Over 3,000 ...hours have been volunteered on recoveries, tows, distress calls, overdue vessels, pan pans and training by our 37 Marine Rescue Groups Stay safe this summer, and if you’re out on the water: Check the weather conditions Wear your life jacket Log on with your local Marine Rescue Group

18.01.2022 An interesting story from Marine Rescue Bunbury. Their newest rescue boat, dedicated in February this year, was Christened "Dingo Marley". With a name like that, there jus has to be a story, and here it is...

18.01.2022 Severe Weather forecast for the Kimberley and Pilbara

18.01.2022 After an enormous refit, the Derby Volunteer Marine Rescue Group vessel RV Volunteer hit the Derby water today and ran like a dream. With all new fixtures, engi...nes and artwork by the local Ngunga Women's Group she’s an absolute beast of a boat! Great work by Custom Ocean Craft, she’s as good as a brand new vessel! See more

16.01.2022 On Saturday the 7th of November Rockingham officially named and launched the new Rescue Vessel that replaced the Jamie Lee. WA’s Premier (and Rockingham’s Patron) Mark McGowan performed the duties watched by the DFES Commissioner Darren Klemm, the Rockingham Mayor Barry Sammels as well as Rockingham’s members not to mention numerous other luminaries from various State and Commonwealth agencies. The consensus was that the new Rescue Vessel to be known as ORION will serve ...the community well. Congratulations must go to Graeme Martin and his team. Well done from VMRWA.

15.01.2022 Dongara Marine have reported that the sea-trials of our new vessel are progressing well and she handles like a dream. We are heading to Dongara this week for commissioning and hand-over.

15.01.2022 Product Safety Recall Mariners are to be advised that a small number of orange smoke flares manufactured in October and November 2020 may vent incorrectly and b...ecome hot to hold, increasing the risk of injury. If you have this style of flare, please check if it is Item number 9539320, lot number 060 and 061. For more information on the recall, please visit: https://www.productsafety.gov.au//wescom-signal-rescue-aus See more

14.01.2022 The Spirit of Kalbarri has had finished her refit and will be home in time for Christmas.

14.01.2022 Volunteering has given me a new-found sense of community, stronger connection and appreciation for what’s unique and valued in the Kimberley. Meet Krisma, Dep...uty Commander of Marine Rescue Broome and proud Noongar and Yamatji woman. After joining the group in 2012, Krisma has taken on a number of roles, from helping with catering and events to more recently supporting new recruits and working towards becoming an unrestricted skipper. Krisma’s family have a strong, ongoing cultural and environmental connection to Australia’s oceans, seas, rivers, estuaries and other waterways. Since moving to Broome and volunteering with Marine Rescue, I have grown to love, cherish, respect and enjoy the rivers, mangrove systems and the Indian Ocean. Western Australia is a vast and diverse State, with stark differences in our coastlines and landscape from the north to the south. What does emergency services volunteering look like in your community?

13.01.2022 WATCH: Three men have been plucked to safety, after their boat capsized in rough seas yesterday off the coast of Garden Island. #9News | Nightly at 6.00pm

12.01.2022 To quote the great Sam Hinton Hooley Dooley! What an incredible week of training! Marine Rescue Broome and Derby attended an intensive 5 days of skipper trai...ning and with a massive turnout of 9 volunteers, everyone participated with enormous enthusiasm! Thank you Broome Volunteer Sea Rescue for your hospitality and hosting. Thank you Derby Volunteer Marine Rescue Group for making the trip down and bringing the Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia vessel Sardam down with you. Thanks to David MacLean for travelling up from Perth to deliver the training with me. This is the part of the job (if you can even call it that) that I live for. Can’t wait to do more of this across the Pilbara and Kimberley. See more

10.01.2022 Did you know that you can register your inflatable lifejacket to receive maintenance tips and service reminders via email at www.lifejackets.org.au? You can also register for a lifejacket clinic with Marine Safety WA at https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/life-jackets.asp You can also properly dispose of your out-of-date flares and EPIRBs at a lifejacket clinic when they visit a town near you.

10.01.2022 Today we've successfully brought a damaged vessel into the Port of Geraldton. The Marshall Islands flagged livestock carrier MV Barkly Pearl, had sustained dama...ge to its hull and was approximately 120km north of Geraldton when we became involved. Last night, we tasked our Challenger jet to fly over the vessel and it was able to confirm damage to the starboard side of the vessel, which was listing to port. We held concerns about the integrity of the vessel and the potential for environmental issues and issued a Direction for the vessel to make its way to safety in the Port of Geraldton. We are currently working with Western Australian authorities to ensure that the vessel arrives safely in the Port of Geraldton safely. This includes managing any COVID risks on arrival in line with State protocols.

09.01.2022 LIFE-SAVING LEGACY Midwest Times 11 Nov 2020 LIAM BEATTY & CAITLYN WATTS...Continue reading

07.01.2022 Amazing multi agency training scenario happened today. Incorporating Marine Rescue, Police, RSC Rescue Helicopter and SES. Thats a lot of people that came toget...her in a coordinated effort to achieve a search scenario on both land and ocean. Overwhelming success, we all learnt and honed our search and communication skills. Great job by all. Margaret River Marine Rescue Naturaliste Marine Rescue Busselton Marine Rescue Bunbury Marine Rescue Augusta Marine Rescue Margaret River SES Busselton SES SES ICV WAPOL (Police) from around the region RAC Rescue Helicopter See more

06.01.2022 Storm - Take Action Now - South West, South Coastal, Great Southern and parts of Lower West and Central Wheat Belt districts The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). There is no change to the previous alert... Time of issue: 05:11 AM Date of issue: 09 November 2020 Take action with severe weather coming in parts of the South West, Goldfields-Midlands, Great Southern, Perth Metropolitan, Lower South West If you live in South West, South Coastal, Great Southern and parts of Lower West and Central Wheat Belt districts you should take action and stay safe with severe weather to come. Locations which may be affected include Albany, Bunbury, Katanning, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Mount Barker, Narrogin and Northam. This weather is typical of a winter-time cold front, but is occurring unseasonably late in the year. For more info, see: https://www.emergency.wa.gov.au/#map/warning/sta_369200014

05.01.2022 Marine Rescue Port Hedland WAFES 2020 Award Nomination Video for Outstanding Group Operations Marine Rescue Port Hedland were winners of for the Outstanding Group Operations Award at the recent WAFES 2020 State Conference. The Marine Rescue Port Hedland team were very proud to have been nominated for this award for all their hard work and efforts throughout the year keep their fellow Pilbara mariners safe. Congratulations!

04.01.2022 FLIRTING WITH DEATH! On Easter Sunday in 1923, well-known 22 foot yacht, the Arlene, was cruising half a mile off Rottnest. Suddenly, a strong puff of wind fill...ed its main sail and heeled the boat over. "Casting its human freight, consisting of twenty-two, men, women and children, into the water". The drama was captured by Fremantle photographer, Abraham (Izzy) Orloff. The yacht owned by Mr Moss Myslis, capsized in a spot that was "particularly treacherous". In the vicinity of a number of reefs and in waters "infested with sharks". The Zephyr ferry was going passed full speed at the time, but when she saw the drama, immediately stopped and quickly lowered the vessel’s dinghy into the water. Other boats too came to help. They included the 'Caledonia', who rescued four young ladies who by all accounts "took their dunking in good spirit". And the 'Salopia'. Rescue work was difficult owing to the strong south-west breeze. Women and children were picked up first, while men clung on to the capsized boat. Eventually a line was connected to the Arlene and the yacht towed into shore. Had it not been for the prompt rescue, several lives would probably have been lost. Fortunately "the final result was nothing worse than a fright and a thorough wetting a damp adventure for those concerned". In the days to follow however, the Call newspaper warned that there was going to be "a heart-rendering tally of dead one of these summers", if the foolish practices of a "few" yachtsmen were not "voluntarily or forcibly stopped". While the Call reporter had no doubt that Mr Myslis "sailed his boat well". That he was "reasonably intelligent" and had "the best intentions in the world" when he set out to Rottnest that day, in this case "his judgment was rotten". The Arlene was accustomed to carrying fifteen crew in a race, but twenty-two people, not all could swim, was a vastly different risk. It’s a yachtsman’s duty to remember that he and not the passenger, knows the danger of the sea, and it is for him to judge what is a fair thing and what isn’t. wrote the reporter. There are two kinds of yachtsmen who are a menace on the river", the article went on to say. "One which overloads the boat with a crowd of girls and even kiddies, and the other which fills up every available place with beer and makes itself a menace on the seas and a nuisance on the shore. However good hearted Mr Myslis was and however willing to accommodate friends aboard a boat, the reporter trusted that he would never attempt this "perilous prank" again. Have you ever had to be rescued on sea or land? Or have you ever had to go to the rescue? Share your rescue stories here... Note - This commentary has been sourced from articles appearing in WA newspapers at the time using the magic of Trove. It provides an insight into the event at the time but is not intended to be a definitive history. ABC Perth The West Australian Royal Perth Yacht Club Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club East Fremantle Yacht Club East Fremantle Yacht Club Claremont Yacht Club South of Perth Yacht Club Perth Flying Squadron Yacht Club Inc Nedlands Yacht Club Maylands Yacht Club Mounts Bay Sailing Club Hillarys Yacht Club Swan Yacht Club Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia Western Australia Police Force Rottnest Fast Ferries, Hillarys Boat Harbour Rottnest Express Hotel Rottnest

03.01.2022 A timely reminder about disposal of out of date flares!