We are very pleased to announce that St Helens Marine Rescue was successful in its application to the Tasmanian Community Fund for funding to replace the outboard motors on the Break O’Day. The Tasmanian Community Fund awarded a grant of …
On Saturday 2 February 2013 a crew from St Helens Marine Rescue, coordinated by Sergeant Bidgood of the Tasmania Police Marine and Rescue Services, St Helens, rescued three fishermen when their vessel was overwhelmed by a large breaking wave on …
With the weather beginning to warm up, St Helens Marine Rescue is gearing up for the summer boating season. The photo shows RV Freycinet crossing the barway in beautiful calm weather. We are putting tracks on the recently installed Garmin …
The RV Freycinet received a very welcome update in the form of two new Garmin touchscreen chartplotters. These units have added a new level of sophistication to our navigation capability onboard the vessel.
On 1 September 2012 we celebrated the first day of spring by blessing the new Tasmanian Police vessel based in St Helens, PV-POLSAR III. The occasion was celebrated with a community barbeque. The barbeque was also used as an opportunity …