by sumner lifeboat crew | Oct 2, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Training for success! Four volunteer crew have recently achieved Coastguard senior and operational levels, the well-deserved outcome of two years of training and a lot of hard work. Baptiste Marconnet and Bjorn Stankowitz have become Coastguard Senior Operational...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Sep 29, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Sumner Lifeboat’s radio operator Bob C’Ailceta has received a Coastguard Southern Region award: he is the Communications & Incident Management Volunteer of the Year 2019. Bob joined Sumner Lifeboat as a volunteer in 2001. He is part of a team of Radio...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Sep 18, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Very sad news – former Sumner Lifeboat Coxswain and President Paul Lawson passed away on Tuesday 17 September 2019 with his family beside him. A lifeboat legend, his contributions over 21 years with Sumner Lifeboat Institution and Coastguard New Zealand were...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Jul 20, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Sat 20 July 2019 5:04pm – Another night-time mission: Blue Arrow Rescue was launched to search and attend to a yacht with engine troubles south of Motunau. The 35ft yacht with three persons on board had lost all power in difficult conditions. It became a ten...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Jun 20, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Sumner Lifeboat’s wish for a new jet ski and tractor has been granted – huge thanks to funding from the JI Urquhart Trust and The Southern Trust. We are now equipped with a 1500c Kawasaki Ultra LX jet ski towed by a Kubota KB BX2380 tractor. This is a...
