Thank You; Lighthouse Feed and Garden!
Our many thanks to Brian from Lighthouse Feed and garden for the huge donation of bottles to Deep Bay RCMSAR Unit 59!
Our thanks to the Comox Lions Club for their donation to RCM-SAR Unit 59
Natalie (left) and Hugh (right) say thank you to Charmaine and the Comox Lions Club for their generosity and support of Unit 59 Marine Search and Rescue.
Re-fit Is done! Rescue Boat “Back in Action”!
After a long summer of our rescue boat being out of action we are back in service just in time for dark and stormy nights of training! Facts of the re-fit: Rescue boats get a re-fit at the half life stage of the vessel. Life span of our boat is 20 years, our boat is 10 years old so was due for a re-fit. The boat was completely overhauled by the manufacturer; Titan Boat Works, Sidney BC The cost of…
Info Sign at Deep Bay Marina Boat Launch
A very useful information sign was installed at the Deep Bay Marina Boat Launch, thanks to Bon for all his hard work!
Rescue Boat Re-Fit 2018
Unit 59 Rescue Boat is out of commission while a badly needed re-fit is going on.
Ford’s Cove Gets New Kids Don’t Float Kiosk!
Our intreped crew of volunteers set out Saturday 26 May to install the new “Kids Don’t Float” kiosk at Ford’s Cove Hornby Island. Well done Team! If you have a chance, check out all the new work done to the dock, warf and infrastructure at Ford’s Cove!
Overloading a Boat is Dangerous!
July 29, 2017 SAR Unit 59 Tasked at 13:45 Hobie Cat develops Hull / Rigging failure, possibly from overload. 3 adult males were in the water off Ships Point Park in Baynes Sound. All retrieved from water, one with mild hypothermia, all were taken to the shore at Ships Point Park. Hobie Cat retrieved and towed into Little Bay at Ships Point Park. 422 Squadron (Helicopter) and (Buffalo) were overhead; RCMP boat from Hornby and BC Ferries RIB all responded…
Know Your Charts!
July 21, 2017 SAR Unit 59 Tasked at 07:00 32’ Sailboat aground on reef at Phipps Point, Lambert Channel, Hornby Island. Husband, wife and two pre-teen daughters and family dog onboard. All OK. Sea-tow responded and waited with them until the tide came back in. Unit 59 was stood down after Sea-tow arrived. Family declined transport back to Ford’s Cover as they wanted to stay with their boat. A good example of not understanding the charts for this area.
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