Missions

The Service conducts daily beach and coastal surveillance patrols over the Summer season

While on patrols, the crew are constantly on the look out for not only for sharks, but  also unattended fishing equipment which might indicate someone has been washed off the rocks, swimmers and surfers in distress, vessels in distress and objects in the water and developing rips.

Last Summer numerous sharks were sighted while on routine patrols from The Entrance to Stanwell Tops. The Service is on call for coastal-based search and rescue emergencies. 

 

Click here to view missions conducted in 2009

 

August 2010

  1. Called to canoeist in difficulty at Iron Cove
  2. Called to two board riders in trouble at Avoca
  3. Called to dinghy in distress one nautical mile off Bungall
  4. Tasked to rock fisherman injured on rocks at Blue Fish point Manly.  Patient treated on scene
  5. Called to person in the water at Narrabeen
  6. Called to overturned boat at Long Reef. Liaised with Police.  Found to be kite surfer
  7. Tasked to overturned boat at Diamond Bay.  Found to be canoe.  Search area for 30 minutes.  Nothing else found

July 2010

  1. Called to continue search for possible missing person at Wanda
  2. Called to fisherman in the water at Bate Bay Cronulla
  3. Called to boat in distress at Kiama.  Boat found safe north of Bass Point

June 2010

  • Tasked to report of missing kayaker at Voodoo (Northern end of Bate Bay). Patient winched into aircraft and handed over to waiting ambulance at Wanda Beach helipad
  • Tasked to swimmer in distress at Warriewood Blowhole
  • Called to missing surfer at Narrabeen.  Search conducted. Nothing found
  • Called to missing boat in Port Botany area.  Located to persons in the water
  • Called to swimmer in distress off Wedding Cake island
  • Called to assist with search for missing person near Elouera (north of Cronulla).  Extensive search conducted along the beaches, sand dunes and ocean between the southern headland of Botany Bay and south to Wattamolla in the Royal National Park.

May 2010

  1. Called by Police to missing rock fisherman at Snapper Point Central Coast. Person found.  Directed water police to location
  2. Called to missing diver at Manly. Person found safe
  3. Tasked by AUSSAR to assist in search for four missing rock fisherman south of Catherine Hill Bay, Central Coast.  Conducted search for six hours. 
  4. Called to boat in distress at Newport.  Search conducted.  Nothing found
  5. Called to surfer in distress at Scarborough Beach Wollongong
  6. Called to search for missing rock fisherman at Bondi.  Extensive search conducted. Nothing found
  7. Called to person on the rocks at Dee Why
  8. Called to body in the water at Coogee.  Body retrieved and handed over to waiting ambulance
  9. Tasked to Dee Why for two people in distress 500 metres  off shore

April 2010

  1. Called by Police to overturned boat at Long Reef
  2. Called by Police to overturned Kayak with two people in the water
  3. Called by Police to person trapped on cliff at Dobroyd Cliffs. Person found lost and confused. Winched into aircraft and handed over to waiting Police at nearby oval
  4. Called by Police person off the cliffs at Mona Vale
  5. Called to shark sighting between Bronte and Clovelly.  Search conducted. Nothing found
  6. Called to missing person at Maroubra Beach.  Person found safe
  7. Tasked by AUSSAR to activated distress beacon in the Bankstown area. Extensive search conducted. Northing found
  8. Called to diver in distress at Long Reef. Diver located and transported back to beach
  9. Called to assist five people caught on rocks at Blue Fish Point North Head
  10. Called by Police to three people in the water at Manly wharf
  11. Called to person on the rocks at Diamond Bay
  12. Called by Police to person on the rocks at The Gap

March 2010

  1. Called to Coogee for possible missing swimmer. Conducted extensive search.  Nothing found
  2. Tasked by AUSSAR to search for activated EPIRB in Southern NSW.  Conducted extensive search.  EPIRB located on back of truck heading for Queensland
  3. Called to unattended surf board off Bronte.  Search conducted. Surf board found.  Confirmed with Police that no person was missing
  4. Called by Police to assist with search and rescue of a person on the rocks north of Coogee
  5. Called to assist Police with search for possible human remains found on beach at Avoca
  6. Called to shark sighting between Maroubra and Coogee. Search conducted. Nothing found
  7. Tasked by AUSSAR to search for activated emergency distress beacon in the Blue Mountains area.  Search conducted.  Beacon found in a boat at back of house in Valley Heights

February 2010

  1. Called to shark sighting at Bondi Beach.  Search conducted.  Nothing Found
  2. Called to swimmer in distress between Clovelly and Bronte.  Search of the area conducted. Person found safe back on shore
  3. Called to swimmer in trouble at Clovelly.  Located two persons safe on rocks
  4. Tasked to two people in the water at Kurnell.  Search conducted. Nothing found
  5. Tasked to board rider in distress at Queenscliff.  Search of the area conducted. Nothing found
  6. Called to Mona Vale following shark attack.  Search of surrounding beaches conducted. Nothing found
  7. Called to overturned boat at Palm Beach.  On arrival occupants found safe
  8. Called to boat in distress at Botany Bay.  Nothing found
  9. Called to swimmer in distress at Clovelly.  Search conducted. Nothing found
  10. Called to shark sighting at Newport.  Search of surrounding areas conducted.  Nothing found
  11. Called to person in the water at North Bondi.  Search conducted.  Nothing Found
  12. Tasked by AUSSAR to located ermergency distress beacon thought to be between Long Reef and Spit Bridge.  After a short search of the area, beacon located in the Warringah area
  13. Called to overturned boat at Little Bay with two people in the water.  Located boat and two divers.  No injuries.  Co-ordinated recovery by Maroubra Jet Ski to Little Bay Beach
  14. Called to Wattamolla to overturned boat with two people in the water.  Located two kayaks on rocks and two people stranded.  Relayed information to Ambulance Service
  15. Called to shark sighting at Bronte Beach.  Conducted search.  2.5 metre shark seen 20 metres from swimmers.  Bronte and Tamarrama Beaches evacuated while shark coaxed out to sea
  16. Called to child missing underwater at Little Bay.  Conducted search.  Child found safe

January 2010

  • During routine surveillance flight, crew located sea turtle caught in nets off North Cronulla.  Guided Offshore 2 boat to location who freed the turtle
  • While on routine patrol, the aircraft was contacted by Coogee Beach Lifeguards who asked for assistance with the recovery of a young woman who had fallen onto rocks, 100 meters north off Coogee Beach in a remote rocky location.  The woman was stranded 5 meters from the waters edge with large seas developing. Patient was winched off rocks and recovered to aircraft and transported to awaiting ambulance.
  • Called to search for possible missing paddle board rider spotter approximately 2 miles out to sea off Terrigal. Search conducted.  Person found safe at Avoca.
  • Called to possible 'body in the water' at North Steyne. Search conducted. Found to be palm tree throng
  • Called to shark sighting at Wanda Beach.  Conducted search. Nothing found
  • Called to missing child at Brighton-Le-Sands.  Child found safe
  • Called to overturned boat near Tom Ugly's Bridge Taren Point
  • Called to surfer in trouble at Bilgola
  • Tasked to search for emergency distress beacon Central Coast area.  Beacon found in garage at Kariong
  • Called to surfer in difficulty at North Cronulla
  • Called to missing surfer at Bateau Bay.  Surfer found at home by Police
  • Called to intoxicated swimmer at Collaroy
  • Called to boat in distress at Phillip Bay La Perouse
  • Called to search for possible two people missing at Avalon.  Search conducted.  Nothing found