Coast Guard Townsville QF8
Location
Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville
PO Box 487 Townsville, Qld, 4810
19° 16' S 146° 50' E
Adjoining Units
North - QF14 Ingham
South - N/A
Hours of operation
Mon to Fri - 08:00 - 17:00
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays - 07:00 - 19:00
Base Numbers
Phone - (07) 4771-4831
Emergency - 0418 762 854
Fax - (07) 4721-5854
Call Signs
VMR408 - Coast Guard Townsville
Frequencies monitored
27.88 & 27.90 MHz, Channels 16 & 22 VHF & 4125 & 4483 HF
Area served
Balgall Beach to North through Palm Island to Outer Barrier Reef,
then South to a point level with Cape Bowling Green.
Rescue vessels
Rescue vessels
Vessel 1 "Spirit of Rotary "
Design: 13 Metre O'Brien
Engines: 2x 450 hp Diesels
Drive: Inboard
Radar: Raytheon
Radios: 27 MHz, VHF, MF/HF
Chart Plotter: Raytheon x 2
Sounder: Raytheon x 2
Range: 28 hrs @ 22 Knots
Vessel 2 "Tom Porter"
Design: 5.2 Metre Quintrex
Engines: 2x 60hp Yamaha
Drive: Outboard
Radar: N/A
Radios: 27 MHz, VHF
GPS: Garman
Chart Plotter: Yes
Sounder: Hummingbird
Range: 8 hrs @ 25 knots
Crew: 2
Phone: No
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