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This is a very important announcement to mariners covered by St Helens Marine Rescue. A review of the stability data for the SAR vessel “Georges Bay” was undertaken by our Naval Architect. We are pleased to announce, subsequently there has been a revision of the vessel’s certificate of Survey (dated 10th February, 2016)  now states: “Towing to be […]

St Helens Marine Rescue is excited to inform mariners Georges Bay is finally in Survey. This came through as of Friday the 29th of January, 2016. In order for this to take place the vessel had to undergo a rigorous assessment which means it meets the standards as prescribed under the Australia wide NSCV (National System for […]

The Sea Guardian is the last sea going, solent-class vessel of her type in the world. Built in 1969 she served in sea rescue saving many lives and vessels over a 45 year period. She started her working life in Ireland, Wollongong in 1993 – 1998 and then St Helens in 1998 – 2009. After […]

It is with regret St Helens Marine Rescue informs mariners of the passing of Greg Schmerl, a most valued member of our Association. Greg was a dedicated, very involved, hard working executive member of Marine Rescue. He had a vision and worked tirelessly to ensure the Association maintained a contemporary place in volunteer emergency services. […]

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 assistance and tracking to a total of 793 vessels, carrying a total of 2,245 persons […]