6.8m Magic of Auckland (MoA)

This vessel belongs to Coastguard New Zealand and has been loaned to Coastguard Lake Brunner.

We don’t do this to be rewarded

The Coastguard Lake Brunner volunteer crew are well trained in search and rescue operations.

In the twelve months to 30 June 2010 the 8 professional volunteers of Coastguard Lake Brunner

• gave 3,823 hours of service, 49% up on last year
• spent 60 hours in search & rescue operations and 541 in training activities
• responded to 1 Police initiated search & rescue operation
• provided 2,893 hours of Radio Watch on Lake Brunner

Since July 2010

Our Volunteers have

• given 276 hours of service
• spent 21 hours  in training activities and 232 on Radio Watch

Keeping our Community Promise – Saving lives at sea

The latest Search & Rescue operations involving Coastguard Lake Brunner are

Woman’s Body Recovered from Lake Mahinapua

Volunteers from Coastguard Lake Brunner and Coastguard West Coast were called out on Sunday 13th June 2010 at 3.30pm to search for a missing woman who’s car had been found in the car park of Lake Mahinapua, south of Hokitika.  Police who held concerns for her safety, called out the two Coastguard  units to search the Lake.  Three Coastguard vessels were used in the search including MoA Rescue, which was provided by Coastguard for the local Coastguard Lake Brunner unit on 1st May.  This is the first time the vessel has been used in a local search and rescue operation.  Coastguard West Coast used their IRB vessels.

The search was called off on Sunday night due to poor visibility at 6pm and resumed at 9.30am Monday morning when the Police Dive Squad were assisted by Coastguard Lake Brunner volunteers in the search for and recovery of the woman’s body.

Canoeist lost in Grey River

8^th November 2008 Coastguard Lake Brunner assisted, at the request of Police, in the search for a man missing after the canoe he was in capsized in the Grey River.

Volunteer with Coastguard Lake Brunner

Saving lives creates a special camaraderie that is unique to those who have experienced it. But in typical Kiwi fashion, our crew’s prefer to remain humble about it. If you are prepared to put in the time and effort to be a Coastguard Professional Volunteer contact us by email.

We don’t do this alone

Coastguard Lake Brunner could not operate without the continued, generous support of New Zealanders. To make a donation and join our team in saving lives at sea please use the ‘Donate Now’ button above to access our donations page and indicate Coastguard Lake Brunner in the message section. Thank you for your support.

Where we come from

Coastguard Lake Brunner was started in 2004