First-of-its-kind rescue vessel set for Marine Rescue Eden
by Marine Rescue NSW 3 May 2023 08:16 BST
Rescue vessel Eden 30 © Marine Rescue NSW
Excitement is building on the far South Coast as Marine Rescue NSW in conjunction with Yamba Welding and Engineering produce the first-of-its-kind 'Secure Class' vessel which will be known as Eden 30.
The 11.3 metre boat is expected to be delivered in late winter and will be the first vessel assigned to the Eden unit after loaning XRAY boats from Marine Rescue NSW state headquarters.
Marine Rescue NSW Senior Manager Fleet Kelvin Parkin said the 'Secure Class' name came from an epiphany.
"I was thinking about different names that we could use for the class of vessel when I was doing a presentation to Marine Rescue staff at our annual forum.
"I ran it through Yamba Welding, we discussed it to make sure that they were happy with the name so the 'Secure Class' vessel was born," he said.
Mr Parkin said 'Secure' is an anagram of rescue.
"Being Marine Rescue we wanted to have some sort of affiliation with the vessel name as we've had a large input into the design.
"That's where 'Secure Class' came from.
"It's a deepwater port so we had to make sure we had a vessel that was going to meet the demands of that environment," he said.
Eden 30 will be powered by twin 300 OXE outboard diesel engines, have a full Raymarine suite and four shock mitigating seated positions.
Mr Parkin said the line drawings of ED 30 are coming together and the cut files are being made.
"This new rescue boat will play a vital role in Marine Rescue's mission of saving lives on the water," Mr Parkin said.
Eden 30 is one of 38 new rescue boats funded by the NSW Government's $37.6 million investment in 2019 to support the vital, life-saving work of Marine Rescue NSW volunteers.
Marine Rescue NSW is a volunteer based not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to keeping boaters safe on the water and supporting local communities.