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Calls for a sensible silly season on the water

Author
Josh White,
Publish Date
Fri, 26 Dec 2014, 6:31AM
Photo: NewsPixNZ/NZ Herald
Photo: NewsPixNZ/NZ Herald

Calls for a sensible silly season on the water

Author
Josh White,
Publish Date
Fri, 26 Dec 2014, 6:31AM

There are calls this morning from Coastguard for boaties to treat the silly season with sense.

Volunteers around the country have been gearing up for the summer holiday - their busiest time.

Chief executive Patrick Holmes says it's a costly operation, at around $15 million a year.

"Just putting a boat on the water before we've engaged in any kind of search would be about $400 each time we put a boat on the water."

Patrick Holmes says using common sense on the water can be the difference between getting home safely, and needing Coastguard.

 

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