A Rose By Any Other Name

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)

You will have noticed over the last few months a few different call signs being used by the various volunteer groups looking after the maritime communities.

For decades we’ve been called ‘Coast Guard Swansea’ and, for those passing through offshore & SARC, ‘VMR Swansea’.

With machinations taking place to amalgamate the services, or whatever the boffins want to call it, in mid-January 2010 we started using ‘VMR Swansea’ exclusively and then in February the local callsign of ‘Marine Rescue Swansea’ was implemented by the former Coast Guard.  Our colleagues at Coastal Patrol have also morphed into Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie.

Obviously this has caused a bit of confusion for both the boating public and radio operators alike, however, please be assured that - as always - if you call, we are listening and will respond!

Also, keep an eye out for the new uniforms: royal blue with illuminous ‘Marine Rescue’ emblazoned across them and the wet weather/night kit is a not-to-be-missed illuminous yellow.

Posted by kellie on February 21st, 2010
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