S/V Westward Assisted into St Helens
This week we towed the yacht “Westward” into St Helens where she will be on the slip for a week or so. The cutter Westward, the only Tasmanian yacht to have twice won the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on handicap, …
Category: Activities
News about the activities of the association.
Police Vessel Karri Lost
Police Vessel Karri struck a submerged rock near Waterhouse Island in Bass Strait last night while on her way to the large-scale training exercise involving the Tasmanian Police, SES and St Helens Marine Rescue. The captain of the boat and …
Search and Rescue Exercise
St Helens Marine Rescue will participate in a multi-agency search and rescue exercise with the Tasmanian Police and the State Emergency Services in Bridport on 19 May 2010.
Rural Placement Students at St Helens
Two pharmacy students recently visited St Helens under the Rural Placement Program. The program is designed to give students an oportunity to develop an understanding of, and an interest in rural health issues. Sam and Elizabeth (3rd year pharmacy students) …
Summer 2009/2010 Statistics
It has once again been been a busy summer for the St Helens Marine Rescue Association. Our radio logs show that during this period we: logged 3,012 radio transmissions on VHF logged 262 radio transmissions on UHF Channel 94 provided …