On Saturday 28 th October at around 5:30pm a call was received by our radio operators at the Point
Clare base, the skipper of a distressed vessel advised that they were experiencing engine trouble
in the vicinity of Narara Creek, and requested a tow back to Gosford ramp.

Central Coast 12 (Our small training vessel) was tasked to assist with the tow, skippered by Ian
Radford, and crewed by Adrian Davies. CC12 found the stricken vessel near Narara Creek and
commenced the slow tow back to Gosford ramp. To the relief of the tired crew they arrived back to
the Point Clare base at around 7:00pm.

On Sunday 29 th October the first job came in at 11:55am, the skipper of a wooden putt putt advised that they had run out of fuel in the narrows to Davistown. Rescue Vessel Central Coast 21 and Rescue Water Craft (jetski) Central Coast 11 were tasked to assist. CC21 and CC11 quickly found the stricken vessel and towed it across to the Davistown wharf.

The next call came through at around 12:45pm from the skipper of 6m Haines Hunter, they reported
that they were experiencing engine failure they were stranded between Lion Island and Box Head,
and requested a tow back to Lions Park Woy Woy. CC21 was tasked to assist, the crew on board
quickly found the Haines Hunter and commenced the tow back to Lions Park. The crew arrived back
to the Point Clare base at around 2:20pm.

The last call was received at around 2:45pm the skipper of a 12m yacht advised that he was West of
Lion Island, and his motor was overheating, which was preventing him getting back into Brisbane
Water. CC21 was tasked to assist, the crew found the yacht attached the tow line and began the tow
back to Booker Bay Marina. Once the tow was complete the crew returned back to the Point Clare
base, arriving back at around 4:45pm.

While the jobs on Sunday were being handled by the crew on CC21, another crew on Rescue Vessel
X-Ray 21 and CC11 were undertaking training around Caroline Bay. (see photos below)