SEA RESCUE WORK BEING ORGANISED

Chronicle (Levin), 14 June 1946, Page 7

SEA RESCUE WORK BEING ORGANISED

■Press Association

By Telegraph—

i\JiW 'rJj 1 1MU U X J±, June 13. A plaii for sea rescue work is being. prepared according to advice from the Marine Department reeeived today by Ihe New Plymouth Harbour iioard an the result of a questiou to the Deparinient following the board's roeont ex perience in the rescue of the luuuelA Annie. Eollowing tlie loss-of a lishing laiuich from i'ort Chaliiiers with two lives, the luunch having put' to sea without sutticieiit safeguards, the De partnient took up inunodiately Ihe orgauisatioii of rescue work at ali New Zealand ports 'by the coordination o! rosourees of the i\lariiie •Departiueut, harbour boards, police, Navv and Air Department. A seheine had been modelled and approved for Dunedin port. ("onsideration was also given to pro per equipment for emergency, on all lishing vesseis, launcli'es and yachts go ing beyond a harbour. U.uder present regulations these vessels were not subject lo survcy and it would be ainiost inipossible to have every uint in New Zealand inspeeted auiiuallv or irregularly, Ihil it was hoped that regulations would lie gazetted requiring uwners to comply with ceiiaiir couditions before going to sea. It was a'lso hoped a position would be ereate'd iu the Departiueut for a responsi'b'ie Ofticer to o'rgan ise a rescue seiyice, including the educatiou of owners of. small craft into their part of responsibility.