About Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie
What we do
“Saving lives on the water”
All our highly trained members in Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie are volunteers, whose time is spent manning the radio base at Swansea Heads Radio Base and SARCC on a 24 hour schedule, every day of the year. Our rescue vessels, berthed at Pelican Boat Base, are manned during daylight hours with night-time rescues arranged by the radio crews on a call-out basis. Two rescue boats and three RWCs (jetskis) are currently in our fleet to help you.
Our Radio Operators are always available for rescues should you have the need as well as weather reports, tidal information, radio checks, bridge bookings and other information for accessing or moving around the Lake or our coastal waters. We provide a log-on/log-off monitoring service for your safety covering Lake Macquarie and its immediate coastline out to 30 NM at sea. Our NSW Marine Rescue Network also has the capacity to track and monitor vessels cruising along the whole NSW coast and we appeal to all boaters to use our services to the maximum to avoid unwanted safety incidents. No costs are expected for rescues but donations, raffle ticket sales, sponsorships and grants to help our funding are gratefully accepted.
Thank you for your support.
Our Vessels
LM30
10.0M Naiad RHIB
LM31
8.5M Naiad RHIB
Rescue Water Craft
3 x 3.4M SeaDoo GTX 170
Our Locations
Swansea Radio Base and SARCC
Our Radio Base and SARCC (Search And Rescue Coordination Centre) on the headland overlooking the Swansea Channel.
Pelican Boat Base
Our Boat and RWC (Rescue Water Craft) base on the Swansea Channel at Pelican
Latest News
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New RWC LM11 – Donated by IMB Bank
Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie are thankful for the support we receive from businesses in our area. The latest is IMB Bank which through a grant enabled us to purchase a new Rescue Water Craft which we received recently. The grant covered the full cost of the RWC. It has been allocated call sign Lake Macquarie…
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Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie crew plucks angler from waters after kayak overturns
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie have retrieved a kayak angler stranded in waters off Pulbah Island after his craft overturned and became semi-submerged late yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 3 December). Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Jane Shirriff said a crew from Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie was tasked just after 4:30 pm. “Rescue vessel Lake Macquarie 31 was immediately deployed,…
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Marine Rescue NSW awards Life Membership to Margaret Teal
Three outstanding volunteers were today (Saturday 22 November, 2025) awarded Marine Rescue NSW Life Membership at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in Cronulla, recognising their exceptional commitment, leadership and service. The awarding of Marine Rescue NSW Life Membership is among the highest honours, reserved for individuals whose contribution has shaped both their units and the…
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Cutting-edge vessel enhances Marine Rescue NSW response on Lake Macquarie and Hunter Coast
Lake Macquarie volunteers at the State’s busiest Marine Rescue NSW unit have already safely returned 672 people to shore and completed 297 search and rescue missions in a busy first half of the year. The number of people returned safely is consistent with the 681 rescued during the same period last year, as the unit…