by sumner lifeboat crew | Apr 27, 2022 | Coastguard Sumner News
In late April we held a night exercise to search and recover two ‘drifters’ – specially designed floating devices with GPS trackers. The screenshots from the tracker show they had drifted south-east then west towards Godley Head, where we located and retrieved...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Aug 16, 2021 | Coastguard Sumner News
14 August 2021 @ 11:12am – Called out to rescue a capsized sea kayaker in surf beyond the Avon/Heathcote Estuary mouth. Time was of the essence as the kayaker only had light clothing and was immersed in winter-cold waters. Hamilton Jet Rescue was launched...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Aug 16, 2021 | Coastguard Sumner News
25 July 2021 @ 12:44pm – Sumner Lifeboat was called out by the Police to attend to a crashed hang glider beneath Whitewash Head. Hamilton Jet Rescue and Urquhart Rescue Trust were launched with six of our most experienced crew. Quickly locating the scene, three crew...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Apr 20, 2021 | Coastguard Sumner News
Sumner Lifeboat took part in 2021’s first large-scale maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX) on 19 April. Hosted by Coastguard North Canterbury at their Kaiapoi base and run by Coastguard New Zealand and Canterbury Police, it involved about 70 people, almost all...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Apr 20, 2021 | Coastguard Sumner News
Congratulations to Heather McDonald! In early April she was revalidated as a Coastguard Rescue Vessel skipper (officially called an ISC Master). It’s a rigorous assessment that has to be done every 5 years to ensure the skipper of the vessel is still meeting the...
