MARINE Rescue Port Stephens has officially farewelled the trusty Danial Thain at the end of 17 year’s service.
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A ceremony was held at Soldiers Point Marina now the John Thompson (PS31) and Codi KII (PS30) have taken over duty.
“Whilst it is very sad to see such an outstanding rescue vessel retired and offered for sale, its replacement PS31 John Thompson provides a vessel capable of over 30 knots to enable emergencies offshore to be reached far quicker so that Marine Rescue Port Stephens can fulfil its task of saving lives on the water,” Unit Commander, Colin Cahill said.
“Only with the support of donors and a generous community is Marine Rescue able to maintain its 24-7 safety umbrella controlled from our Radio Base on Nelson Head.”
More than 100 members past and present attended the ceremony on July 30.
A Luncheon followed at Soldiers Point Bowling Club that bought together nearly 20 former and current coxswains and unit commanders with current members.
Danial Thain (PS40) was funded throughout its service with Marine Rescue Port Stephens by a generous donor who enabled the Port Stephens unit to acquire the vessel from the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
It had already given long service off the Scottish coast based in Broughty and was known as the “Spirit of Tayside”.