Welcome to Volunteer Marine Rescue Hervey Bay
Providing volunteer marine search and rescue services, and waterside assistance to the boating public in Hervey Bay waters. We are a highly professional rescue service, available on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
The Squadron operates from its Base at Urangan Boat Harbour, from where it covers an area that stretches from Stewart Island in the Great Sandy Strait to Theodolite Creek, north of Woodgate … and east to Long Shoal situated approximately 14 NM NNW of Sandy Cape.
Log On/Log Off Service
Volunteer Marine Rescue Hervey Bay also offer a trip logging service, which allows all boaties to call us to record their:
- Call sign or vessel name
- Departure point and intended destination
- Number of people on board
- Expected time of return
The Marine Rescue Hervey Bay (MRHB) Radio Room is no longer monitoring the 27 MHz channels 88 and 91. In this region the prime means of radio communication for recreational boats is via VHF radios.
Please note that MRHB will continue to monitor VHF channels 16; 22; 67; and 73 from 0600 to 1800 seven days a week, 365 days a year.
What To Do In an Emergency
Your plan may look like this:
- Make radio contact with Volunteer Marine Rescue Hervey Bay and provide your vessel location; nature of problem; and number of people on board.
- Ensure vessel security and crew safety.
- Provide medical aid where necessary.
- If able, set an anchor and have all crew don life jackets.
- If unable to use the radio:
- And other vessels are nearby, discharge orange flares during daylight
- If other vessels are nearby or you are within five kilometres of land, discharge red hand-held flare every 30 minutes.
- Discharge parachute rocket flare when completely dark – discharge another one within one minute of the first being let off.
- If there is no response from the discharge of flares, switch on EPIRB and secure lanyard
- Prepare vessel and crew for possible overnight wait.
Latest Marine Rescue Hervey Bay News
Third day at Burrum Heads Windfest. Winds had picked up to a point at times in excess of 30 knots. The races were running only a few feet off of the sandbar to remain in flat water. We have on good advice that at least one racer went 40+ knots today. Thankfully there were no spills today, but only the very experienced racers were allowed on the course due to wild conditions.
There were about 30 sailboards at Burrum Heads Windfest today. Some squalls going through with 10-20kt winds. Rain doesn’t matter…sailboarders get wet anyway and MRHB crew are waterproof! See comments for some videos.
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Great footage, highly skilled windsurfers and wonderful MRHB volunteers on standby. 👍👍👍
Over the next few days, Rescue III and her crew will be supporting Australia's largest and longest running windsurfing event, the 2024 SurfFX Windfest at Burrum Heads. Today’s winds were 10 to 15kts with light rain in the afternoon. Around 20 craft of various types were competing. Tomorrow will see more rain and stronger winds.
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Our squadron relies heavily on donations and community fundraising to stay rescue ready.
Our dedicated volunteers are standing watch around the clock to save lives on the water.
You can rely on us when you need help. And now we need yours!
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