Marine Rescue Hervey Bay (VMR 466)

Activations

15th June

A 38' steel ketch with 2 persons onboard was unable to make progress from the Moon Point area towards Urangan in light winds following an earlier gearbox failure. We provided an early evening tow to the boat harbour.

12th June

A 5 metre runabout with 2 persons onboard encountered fuel problems off Moon Point and required a tow back to the boat harbour.

7th June

A 5.4 metre runabout with 3 persons onboard experienced engine problems at Wathumba and required a tow back to Urangan.

19th May

The day started at 02:00 with a disorientated vessel near Arch Cliffs, 2 persons and a dog onboard, requiring guidance back to Urangan Boat Harbour. In the middle of the day a half cabin with 2 persons onboard near Round Island had engine trouble and required a tow back to port. Late afternoon a 6 metre bowrider at Big Woody North with 2 persons onboard was unable to engage gear and required a tow home.

18th May

An 8.5 metre inboard off Point Vernon with 3 persons onboard experienced engine problems and required a tow back to the Burrum River.

17th May

Dirty fuel on a 7 metre runabout with 2 persons onboard necessitated a tow from Wathumba back to Urangan.

15th May

Both our rescue vessels participated in a search and rescue operation, looking for a missing person to the south of Round Island.

8th May

An evening call to a 4 metre tinny with 2 persons onboard in the Burrum River. We towed them back to the ramp at Burrum Heads.

6th May

A late afternoon call to a 5 metre half cabin, 2 persons onboard, with an electrical problem at Moon Point. We towed them back to the boat harbour ramp.

5th May

A 4 metre tinny with 2 persons onboard suffered gearbox failure just outside the harbour entrance and was towed back to the ramp.