New rescue vessel for Coastguard Lake Brunner

Coastguard Lake Brunner now has a dedicated rescue vessel thanks to the generosity of Coastguard New Zealand.  Magic of Auckland or MoA has been with Coastguard Canterbury for the past two years and prior to traveling ‘over the hill’ to Lake Brunner has had some refurbishment work carried out on her in April.

Coastguard Southern Region Operations Manager along with two Coastguard Canterbury members spent the weekend of 1st & 2nd of May in Lake Brunner with the unit there providing practical training for their new vessel.    In addition Coastguard Canterbury donated their Nissan 4WD vehicle to Coastguard Lake Brunner to tow MoA.