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 | Jan 10, 2021 | Coastguard Sumner News
2020 in review: a relatively quiet year, with 28 callouts, including several at night or at dusk. All incidents could have had serious consequences. They were a mix of surfers or boarders in big seas, broken down boats and missing persons. Our volunteer crew...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Jan 1, 2021 | Coastguard Sumner News
Well done to Blair Quane who recently was revalidated as a Coastguard skipper (officially called an ISC Master). The skipper is in charge of the rescue vessel, so it’s not an easy qualification to achieve and maintain. Blair also attained a navigation...
