Coast Guard Southport QF1
Location
Loders Creek, Southport
27º57' S 153º24'E
Hours of operation
0600 to 2200, Monday to Friday.
Friday 2200 to Sunday 2200, Weekends and Public Holidays.
Week days 2200 to 0600, Night monitors.
Twenty-four hour watch provided on emergency frequencies.
The Seaway tower operates 0515 to 2200 daily.
Base Numbers
Phone: (07) 5531-1421
Fax: (07) 5532-8365
Call Signs
VMR 440 Coast Guard Southport
Frequencies monitored
27.88, 86, 91, 68 MHz
VHF 16, 67 and 73
MF/HF 2182, 2524
UHF 5, 10 and 13
Area served
North to Point Lookout, South to Point Danger,
The Broadwater including canals and rivers and 50 nm to seaward.
Rescue vessels
Vessel 1
Call sign - CG1 (Southport)
Design - Swift rigid inflatable
Length - 8.6 Meter
Engines - 2 x 225HP Yamaha
Drive – Outboard
Radios – 27 MHz, VHF, UHF
Radar – Yes
GPS – Yes
Chart Plotter – Yes
Sounder – Yes
Range – 10 Hours at 20 Knots
Crew – 4
Phone - Yes
Vessel 2
Call sign – CG2 (Southport 2)
Design – Kevlarcat
Length - 9 Meter
Engines - 2 x 225HP Yamaha
Drive – Outboard
Radios – 27 MHz, VHF, UHF
Radar – Yes
GPS – Yes
Chart Plotter – Yes
Sounder – Yes
Range – 10 Hours at 20 Knots
Crew – 4
Phone – No
Vessel 3
Call sign – CG3 (Jim Knowles)
Design – Swift rigid inflatable
Length – 5.5 Meter
Engines – 1 x 90HP Yamaha
Drive – Outboard
Radios – 27 MHz, VHF
Radar – No
GPS – Yes
Chart Plotter – Yes
Sounder – Yes
Range – 8 Hours at 20 Knots
Crew – 3
Phone - No
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