New Rescue Vessel for Coastguard Canterbury
Pub Charity Canterbury Rescue will be officially launched on Saturday 24th April at the Naval Point Slipway, Lyttelton. Local Coastguard volunteers have worked hard to raise the funds to purchase the $0.5m AMF designed and build 9.5m rescue vessel. Delivered in late 2009 the Coastguard Canterbury volunteers have undertaking a familiarisation and training programme aboard the vessel, the Skippers have been re assessed and had their Coastguard COC certificates reissued for Pub Charity Canterbury Rescue.
The first ‘rescue’ for Pub Charity Canterbury Rescue was in late January when while on training in Lyttelton Harbour they assisted a bride to reach Quail Island when the boat delivering her to her wedding broke down.
