VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 26, 2013) -
Editors,
A new 24-hour media line is now available for reporters needing information about Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) activities.
You can reach the media line at the RCM-SAR office in Victoria at 778 352-1006.
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue is part of the marine search and rescue system on the West Coast. RCM-SAR crews are the primary marine search and rescue responders in many of the more than 40 communities we serve. We also work with other public safety agencies such as the Canadian Coast Guard, police and fire departments. We are tasked to marine emergencies by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria.
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Stations are located in:
| Alert Bay | North Vancouver |
| Brentwood Bay | Oak Bay |
| Comox | Ocean Falls |
| Crescent Beach | Pender Harbour |
| Deep Bay/Bowser | Port Alberni |
| Delta | Port Alice |
| Gibsons | Port McNeill |
| Gingolx | Prince Rupert |
| Gitxaala | Richmond |
| Gulf Islands | Saanich |
| Halfmoon Bay | Salish Sea (Pender Island) |
| Hartley Bay | Shuswap |
| Kitimat | Sooke |
| Kyuquot | Squamish |
| Ladysmith | Stewart |
| Lax Kwa'laams | Ucluelet |
| Masset | Victoria |
| Mill Bay | West Vancouver |
| Nanaimo |
We also have stations dedicated solely to SAR Prevention (boating safety) in:
| Campbell River |
| Vancouver |
| Fraser Valley |
| Southern Interior |
| Kootenays |
