24 ft boat off station by rocks — out in station boat to keep him off the rocks until Sooke rescue boat took over.
Mike Slater
Category Archives: Public assistance
Look out for Pedder Bay Boats
Look for 2 Pedder bay Boats sea up to 4ft mod. Keep look out on rescue boat until 1550 hrs. One boat back to Pedder bay marina, other boat to Sooke.
Mike Slater
SAR LOG May 1996
In May of 1996 there were three undated entries in the SAR log:
See https://www.racerocks.ca/category/ecoguardians-log/public-assistance/ for more SAR incidents .
Sail Boat off RR in trouble.. helped to guide rescue 2.5 hours time
Diver in trouble off RR… 45 min time
Boat dead batteries assist –2.5 hours helping.
Mike Slater
Assist in search
Assist in search off Race Rocks Lightstation from 16:45 to 18:50 used 10 gallons or 45 litres of gasoline
Mike Slater
Boat in Distress
Boat in distress off Race Rocks. Wind was picking up to 20 knots and gusting from the west . Sea picked up to 2ft chop and building. 18ft reiael white and orange in colour. Boat #11k4799 2 men on board. Stan weasst and Jack Jason– towed to Pedder bay marina sag dcok . time involved approx. 2 hours.
Lightkeeper: Mike Slater
Lost in Fog
1540: 3 boaters lost in fog totally disoriented –gave directions back to Pedder Bay.
Mike Slater
Lost in Fog
4 boaters lost in fog totallly disoriented –gave directions back to Pedder Bay Marina.
Mike Slater
Boat under tow
1650: Request from Pearson College to look out for its rescue boat zodiac towing disabled pleasure boat “Green Machine” … zodiac sighted 1700 hours.
Keeper Charles Redhead
Boat assistance
Assistance to mariners. Started motor for diver in difficulty. Pleasure Boat Scuba Doo.
Keeper Charles Redhead
Distress call
Victoria Coastguard radio advise mayday received on CB radio chan9 , requested to look out for small boat off Church Rock. We reported boat in sight and that another boat was responding to the distress call.
Keepers Charles and Joan redhead