Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Acting Director Maritime Michael Wright said the loss of body heat is one of the greatest hazards to a person in the water.
“Hypothermia is the term used to describe a body’s temperature lowering to dangerous levels after exposure to cold air or water,” Mr Wright said. Continue Reading
Wear It Australia is pleased to support this petition in view that the “child” will one day have the right to obtain a boating license and then have the responsibility of a skipper in charge of other non-swimmers on board his vessel. The ability to swim is not a condition of a recreational boating license in Australia. Research data from the… Continue Reading
On May 19, Tommy Jacobson, aged 19 years old from Murrumbateman in NSW, starts an amazing adventure travelling over 6000 kilometres on a stand up paddle board (SUP). His goal is to paddle the entire length of Australia’s four longest rivers – the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Darling and Lachlan. Continue Reading
On June 11, 2011, a mother’s worst nightmare unfolded when 14 year old Courtney Mae Simon went missing on Lake Macquarie – Australia’s largest coastal salt-water lake and twice the size of Sydney Harbour. Courtney had set off at around 2pm in a four-metre tinnie with two friends, heading for one of the islands on… Continue Reading
The submerged vessel with the fishermen’s makeshift lifejacket signal flag. An offshore training exercise for New South Wales Marine Rescue Shellharbour turned into a quick-response rescue operation when the crew of a sinking boat made a Mayday call on Saturday morning. The half-cabin boat with two fishermen on board had begun taking on water in… Continue Reading
In the late hours of a Sunday night three men were fishing in the waters off of Stansbury in a small, unsurveyed commercial net boat. They were anchored on a sandbar and had set a mesh net targeting shark. At about 8pm they began to retrieve the net. They were using an unapproved large net… Continue Reading
Two serious boating accidents over two days in Port Stephens have prompted an urgent reminder by Maritime Safety Authorities of the importance of wearing lifejackets. NSW Maritime Acting Manager Boating Safety and Regional Operations Craig Whitmore reported that an 84-year-old man was pulled from the water unconscious after he had set out in his tender (small… Continue Reading
Australian manufacturer, SOS Marine has delivered 2000 life jackets to the New South Wales (NSW) State Emergency Services (SES) to be used in Flood Relief Operations. SOS Marine has worked with the NSW SES for the past two years on design and development of these purpose designed lifejackets. Continue Reading
The Brunswick River coastal bar came under the spotlight during Operation Blue Water with three bar crossing incidents occurring during the nine-day campaign. Roads and Maritime Services Acting General Manager Maritime Operations Trevor Williams said Operation Blue Water, focusing on offshore boating safety, finished at dusk on Sunday after kicking off on 11 February. It… Continue Reading
