BRISBANE, Queensland, May 23 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:
Today marks a new era for marine rescue in the Torres Strait as Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) welcomes three Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) units to the fold, as well as launches its first newly established MRQ unit.
MRQ Kubin - located on Moa Island - was established in response to community need and joins the newly launched MRQ units on Thursday Island, Masig and St Pauls.
Activity on the water is an essential lifeline to communities in the Torres Strait, where some of the highest search and rescue activity in Queensland occurs. Marine rescue volunteers cover more than 250 nautical miles across the Torres Strait, and the remoteness of re...