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On 8 August St Helens Marine Rescue and the St Helens Paramedic Unit conducted a joint exercise. Using the Freycinet as command vessel and the Break O’Day as response boat, the exercise consisted of bring paramedics up to speed on safety on board and at sea. A boat-to-boat patient transfer was carried out, demonstrating the […]

From time to time we post stories of rescues from years past. An interesting story is the rescue/recovery of the yacht “Blue Print” in April 2004. Blue Print ran aground at Cod Bay on a stormy night and was later recovered, much to the owner’s delight, and towed back to St Helens. Read about it […]

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The dregding on the channel at Pelican Point was completed this week and half a metre of additional depth has been added. The channel should now be navigable at all times to vessels up to 1.8 metre draft. At high tide, up to 3 metres of water is available throughout. Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) […]

The Georges Bay Barway marker Buoy was recently relocated. The new coordinates of the marker buoy are: 41 degrees 16.216′ S 148 degrees 20.304′ E WSG DATUM 84