Marine Rescue – we all need it
An interesting read about Marine Rescue – we all need it!
It’s often not until a boater needs some help that they realize how important the Marine Rescue volunteers are. Here’s what some who have been on the receiving end have to say about the proposed levy.
‘I think a levy is a fantastic idea. I’m all for it.’
During the January school holidays this year Kenton McLeod from Davistown checked the weather forecast and it looked OK to take his two young children fishing outside Broken Bay in his 18ft half cabin cruiser.
He’d only been anchored for about 20 minutes when the seas started to get much bigger than he expected and his daughter began to feel seasick. But when he tried to start his motor, it wouldn’t.
He called Marine Rescue Central Coast to ask for help and was astonished when the volunteers arrived in just eight minutes – they had been on a training exercise just inside Brisbane Water. ‘I think a levy is a fantastic idea,’ he said. ‘I wasn’t far out when I had that problem but I was very anxious until those guys arrived. If this levy will help them give this kind of service everywhere, I’m all for it.’
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