Marine Rescue Port Kembla

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Marine Rescue Port Kembla Volunteer organisation professionally trained to strict standard of the NSW State Rescue Board covering an area from Wattamolla to Gerroa to Lake Illawarra

A volunteer organisation professionally trained to strict standards and accredited by the peak NSW rescue authority, the State Rescue Board. Our members work with other emergency services in major disasters. Our members provide a number of vital safety services to the boating community from Stanwell Park to Gerroa, including:

Swift, coordinated marine emergency response
Boating safety education and marine licence course for local boaters
Continuous radio coverage along the coastline

Our rescue vessel crews turn out in all weather and conditions to respond to emergencies and other incidents. A day’s duties might include a Search and Rescue mission for people overboard, towing a disabled vessel back to port or transporting medical teams or firefighters to isolated and inaccessible locations. Our radio base volunteers monitor the airwaves 24/7 for boaters in need of rescue or less urgent assistance. Our radio safety net includes a Log On and Log Off service for boaters. If they do not Log Off when expected, action can be promptly taken to locate them. Marine Rescue Port Kembla consists of Three bases:
Port Kembla "Hill 60" Search and Rescue coordination centre
Port Kembla offshore Boat Crew base
Lake Illawarra Boat Crew Base

Congratulations to Andrew Bentley on receiving his 10 year service medal and Dean Wagstaff for receiving his 20 year ser...
07/10/2026

Congratulations to Andrew Bentley on receiving his 10 year service medal and Dean Wagstaff for receiving his 20 year service medal. 👏

They both received their medals presented by Deputy Unit Commander Tom Watson and Radio Operations Section Leader Doug Cooper.

Meet our newest rescue vessel which is stationed on Lake Illawarra
30/09/2026

Meet our newest rescue vessel which is stationed on Lake Illawarra

Boaters are being urged to put safety first as the 2026-27 boating season gets underway, with a new rescue vessel launched to help keep people safe on the water. The new $343,915 vessel, Port Kembla 20, was officially commissioned today at the Marine Rescue Port Kembla harbour base, strengthening th...

Today Doug and Dean got to visit Newday Early Learning Centre. We had a great day teaching the kids about water safety ⚓...
25/09/2026

Today Doug and Dean got to visit Newday Early Learning Centre. We had a great day teaching the kids about water safety ⚓️🚤

09/09/2026

An important weekend ahead for our volunteers

This article has some great advice from our Commissioner, check it out
05/09/2026

This article has some great advice from our Commissioner, check it out

The man in charge of keeping our waterways safe says the best rescue is the one that never has to happen

13/07/2026

Please, stay safe on the water this winter

27/06/2026

Did you love seeing Port Kembla 20 on the news? Well, you can see it in action and read all about it below!

25/06/2026

Check out our new lifesaving rescue vessel

Catch Unit Commander Bradley and Inspector Massey at 5.30pm this evening as they take WIN News Illawarra for a capabilit...
25/06/2026

Catch Unit Commander Bradley and Inspector Massey at 5.30pm this evening as they take WIN News Illawarra for a capability demonstration on board our new, innovative rescue vessel, Port Kembla 20

18/05/2026

If you haven’t heard the good news, check this out

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Hill 60 SARCC
Port Kembla, NSW
2505

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