Blessing of the Nelson Fleet 2016

Blessing of the Nelson Fleet 2016

photo Date published , Age 8 years ago
The Blessing of the Fleet memorial service blesses Nelson's fishing fleet and recreational boaties, and is held in the lead up to the hoki season. This year NMIT took part in the blessing with several boats on the water, and a search and rescue demonstration with life raft and smoke flares.
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Crowd gathers for Nelson 2016 Blessing of the Fleet memorial service.
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IMINZ fast rescue boat with tug boat in 'the cut' of Nelson harbour.
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IMINZ tutor and Head of Department, Stuart Whitehouse, Skippers one of the fast rescue boats.
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IMINZ fast rescue training boat in action
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IMINZ fast rescue boat and crew watch as Search and Rescue do a helicopter rescue demonstration
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Inflatable survival raft is deployed as part of the Blessing of the Fleet demonstrations
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Emergency smoke flare demonstration
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Emergency life raft demonstration.
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