The following comes from the Facebook page of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – Station 37 Nov.15, 2015 – MAYDAY – 9 people in the water off Race Rocks. At approximately 2pm RCM-SAR Sooke Station and RCM-SAR Victoria Station … Continue reading →
The following article comes from the CBC website, which is linked in the Resources section below. Members of a dive club on an excursion off the coast of Victoria B.C. were rescued by two Coast Guard vessels after the boat … Continue reading →
The following was posted in the Sooke SAR Station 37 on their Facebook page, referenced under Resources below. Nov.11, 2015 – Kayaker in distress Just before 5pm on Remembrance Day, RCM-SAR Station Sooke was tasked to assist a kayaker who … Continue reading →
In Sooke, they are RCMSAR Station 37.
The volunteer-based RCMSAR throughout BC deal with approximately 800 calls a year, handled by 1,200 volunteers responding from 40 British Columbia communities. These volunteers are local heros. Want to help? You can join or donate. See the Resources section below.
Following is a CBC feature on this fine organization.
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The following report comes from the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – Station 37 Sooke Facebook page (link provided below). 1900 – June 2, 2015 – Search Assistance. RCM-SAR 37 Sooke tasked in the early evening up at Sombrio … Continue reading →
Raw footage from the East Sooke Rescue, May 26, 2015. The following video comes from the Facebook page of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – Station 37 Sooke. This morning RCM-SAR 37 Sooke was tasked to locate a … Continue reading →
