Sea Survival Training
Multi Agency Search and Rescue
Our Three Rescue Vessels
Spirit of Mandurah
Westwide 1
Charles B
Working with other Agencies such as Water Police and Surf Lifesaving
The Baci Rescue
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Saturday 23rd March 2024 Mandurah Sea Rescue recovered the 4 crew of Baci, an ocean racing yacht participating in the 2024 Cape Naturalist return race. Baci started to take on water after a number of smaller issues. It was taking on water and was 19Nm off the coast. Mandurah Sea Rescue sent Spirit of Mandurah and West Wide 1 to assist. Spirit of Mandurah crew accepted all crew from the Baci and put the sinking vessel under tow, West Wide 1 arrived and assisted with tow. All crew landed safely but Baci sank in 8m of water a couple of Nm off the coast.
“The Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife paid a visit to our base. He presented our Commander John Blay with a memorial medallion for the Group’s service to the community”
Mandurah hosted the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games. Part of this required the TRG to be present at the Opening Ceremony. Our Group was responsible for water closures during the ceremony and also during some of the aquatic events
The Celebration Of Westwide1 Crew
During the year members attended one of two Sea Survival courses.
The Minister for Emergency Services was given a front row seat on one of the rescue vessels during a joint agency search and rescue demonstration. This included, one of the RAC rescue helicopters (Rescue 651), Peel Water Police, Department of transport, and water rescue vessels from Mandurah, Rockingham and Cockburn
During a trip to Germany, Paul Dehncke one of our past skippers, visited Warnemunde near Rostock, Germany for the Hanse Sail 2018 event.
This is the largest gathering of square rigged ships in the world. Whilst there he visited the local sea rescue group Warnemunde DGzRS and was invited out on the rescue boat the Vormann Jantzen. On leaving the Vormann Jantzen the captain presented Paul, on behalf of the Mandurah VMR with a framed photograph of their vessel signed by the duty crew.
The City Of Mandurah
Emergency Services Appreciation Crew
