The Richmond branch of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) hosted a fundraiser and annual safety check, along with the Royal City Yacht Club at Imperial Landing last week.
As well as the event being a potluck social, six members of RCMSAR completed safety checks on 17 boats and $900 was raised for the volunteer service’s Station 10 base.
A similar event is being held April 13 for the Richmond Yacht club.
The station’s operational responsibilities extend as far south as Point Roberts, as far north as Bowen Island, west to the Gulf Islands and east, up the Fraser River to Pitt Lake.
They are tasked with all manner of situations, such as broken down boats, sinking boats, overdue boats, kayakers, and to help with searches for people, including bridge-jumpers.
The 48-strong team, all volunteers, which has launches at Steveston Harbour and on the Fraser River’s middle arm, raced to more than 40 missions last year and completed 93 the previous year.
If you would like more information on volunteering with, or donating to, RCMSAR, go online to RCMSAR10.org.
