by Fundraising Manager | May 31, 2024 | News
During a routine exercise on the water, our team received a distress call about a windsurfer separated from their board and struggling in the water. Racing against time, we quickly located the caller on the beach, who directed us to the windsurfer’s location.We...
by Fundraising Manager | May 31, 2024 | News
One of our stations received a tasking one afternoon to respond to a MayDay. The on-call crew were notified, and after assembling at the boathouse, they were brief and each assigned duties. After completing their pre-departure checks, they left base and arrived at the...
by Fundraising Manager | May 30, 2024 | News
While out on a training exercise one weekend afternoon, crew members noticed a small runabout rental boat frantically waving them over. As they approached, they saw two people in the boat and one person struggling in the water nearby. The person in the water had...
by Fundraising Manager | May 22, 2024 | News
One evening in March, with temperatures hovering around 10 degrees, one of our RCMSAR crews received a call-out to locate two stranded boaters. After mustering at the boathouse, the five crew members were briefed on the mission and soon on their way, in calm seas but...
by Fundraising Manager | May 22, 2024 | News
Bunbun the rabbit had an emotional reunion with his owner after volunteer crew members from Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue members plucked the rabbit from a liveaboard boat in the iced-over waters off East Sooke and delivered him safely to land....
