St Helens Barway – St Helens Marine Rescue

Category: St Helens Barway

News about the St Helens barway and activities to improve safety and access.

St Helens Barway Camera is Up and Running

Posted on 10 August 2018 by John Sullivan Posted in Activities, St Helens Barway

St Helens Marine Rescue is proud to announce the Barway Webcam is now operating. This was a combined initiative of Marine and Safety Tasmania (MaST), State Government, Tasmanian Electronics, Tas Water & Communication Services and Lyndcraft Boats. The technology enables our…

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Weather Forecast is absolute for all mariners

Posted on 3 December 2017 by John Sullivan Posted in St Helens Barway

Mariners are reminded of the absolute imperative to follow the weather and the impending forecast prior to and during any voyage to sea. This week Marine Rescue highlights an example of this. For the past three days an intensive low…

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120 Year Old Yacht Visits St Helens

Posted on 18 April 2017 by John Sullivan Posted in Activities, St Helens Barway

We at St Helens Marine Rescue are privileged to escort another princess of the seas to St Helens. This time it is Heartsease (pronounced Hart Seas), a vessel built in 1897 in New Zealand. ‘Heartsease’ is named after a New Zealand wild…

Anmaropa Wreck at the entrance to Georges Bay

Posted on 1 March 2017 by John Sullivan Posted in Activities, St Helens Barway

M18-17 Navigation Wreck Buoy – Georges Bay Barway. Location: 41 degrees 16 237 S; 148 degrees 20 072 E The Anmaropa wreck has a pink buoy (see photo below) marking its location. Skippers are urged to exercise due…

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A Big Day for St Helens Marine Rescue/Anmaropa navigation buoy

Posted on 21 December 2016 by John Sullivan Posted in Activities, St Helens Barway

St Helens Marine Rescue wishes everyone a very Merry and Safe Christmas. We encourage all boaters to check their vessel gear, your lifejackets and most importantly check the weather before going on the water. A day in the life of…