Busy January for Illawarra Marine Rescue NSW crews

Marine Rescue NSW volunteers across the state have begun the year in high demand, completing 668 search and rescue missions during January, including 162 emergency responses and the safe return of 1,644 people to shore.

Illawarra crews saw 75 search and rescue missions including 33 emergency responses with 188 people safely returned to shore across all 7 Illawarra units.

Port Kembla based crews were involved in 16 missions.