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...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Jun 8, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Friday 31/05/19 12:34pm – Sumner Lifeboat was tasked by the Police to assist a jet ski that had no power and was drifting just a few metres off Godley Head. The jet ski driver had been retrieving a crayfish pot but had sucked the pot line into the jet...
by sumner lifeboat crew | May 29, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
We have just produced a new edition of Rescue Magazine, our flagship publication on happenings at Sumner Lifeboat Institution. This edition features reports from President Paul Lawson and Coxswain Blair Quaine on key events over the last 18 months at Sumner Lifeboat,...
by sumner lifeboat crew | May 18, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Friday 17/05/2019 11:44am – Sumner Lifeboat was called out by the Police due to reports of a vessel on fire 2 nautical miles off the Estuary mouth. The crew responded with two vessels – Hamilton Jet Rescue and Blue Arrow Rescue. After an initial search and...
