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4WD OF THE SEA Yamba Welding & Engineering have just completed construction of another two Naiads for Marine Rescue NSW, for units at Trial Bay and Lake Macquarie. These are 10m boats with aluminium stepped hulls and custom lock-up cabins. They are powered by twin Suzuki 250hp engines, and fitted with Raymarine electronics. The boats have completed sea trials at Yamba, delighting their crews with the handling, responsiveness and sea-keeping that Naiads are known for. An interesting development is that one of the boats is fitted with foam-filled pontoons, instead of the usual air tubes. This new system from Naiad combines the benefits of RIB style performance but with virtually bullet-proof reliability. Internationally, deliveries of the Naiad 7.9m diesel jets continue to the US Coast Guard. These boats which are launched from the stern ramp of the new 153-foot Sentinel class cutters, also use the foam-filled pontoons. And in New Zealand, Naiad have recently completed another 9.5m boat built for Coastguard New Zealand - this one for the Waihi Beach unit.
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Keeping the crowds well fed at the Marine Rescue Crowdy Harrington Market Day ... Caren Kelly, Kevin Nicholls, Martin Jeffrey, Roger Ward, John Peers, Marilyn Porteous, Mario Agius and Brian Hulton. See story page 20.
Sweet taste of success ... MR Port Hacking Unit Commander Glenn Evans tucks into a Marine Rescue NSW cupcake following the PH 30 commissioning ceremony. See story page 31.
Future recruits ... young cousins Harry and Toby Ryan explore the electronics on board Lake Macquarie 30, moored on the marina at this year’s Sydney International Boat Show.
Promoting safety awareness on land and water ... MR Port Jackson’s Fergus Campbell and volunteers from the NSW Rural Fire Service at the Eid Festival marking the end of Ramadan.
MP Garry Edwards (third left) drew MR Lake Macquarie’s raffle, with Darryl Scotman, Pat Warland, Joan Hatton, UC John Hatton, Warren Collins, Betty and Keith Edwards, Zoe Tylee and Gordon Schubert. SOUNDINGS | MARINE RESCUE NSW
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