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On Sep 2, 2026

Marine Rescue NSW takes statewide team to Penrith for Australasian Rescue Boat Challenge

Marine Rescue NSW volunteers from Point Danger in the Northern Rivers to Sussex Inlet on the South Coast, and from across Greater Sydney and the Hunter Central Coast, will converge on Penrith this...
Illawarra
On Aug 19, 2026

Marine Rescue Jervis Bay skipper answers wife’s call to rescue boater near rocks

A boater had a fortunate escape after his five-metre runabout suffered engine failure and drifted dangerously close to rocks off Huskisson last night. The vessel was spotted by the wife of the...
By the numbers
On Aug 11, 2026

Marine Rescue NSW records second busiest July on record

Marine Rescue NSW volunteers completed their second busiest July on record, responding to 253 search and rescue missions across the state’s waterways as favourable winter boating conditions...
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