Media release
22 April 2013

Interislander helping Coastguard keep boaties safe

Interislander is pleased to announce that it has extended its sponsorship of Coastguard Central Region for another year. The sponsorship helps local Coastguard Units to provide this vital life-saving service, improve safety out on the water and educate the community in safe boating practices.

“Interislander has had a long association with Coastguard Central Region, which covers all units between Taranaki and Nelson and includes the Wellington and Marlborough Coastguard units,” says Interislander General Manager Thomas Davis.

“Interislander has three ships operating in the water between Wellington and Marlborough every day and we are always interacting with other vessels of various sizes. It makes perfect sense for us to support the great work that Coastguard does in keeping boaties safe.”

Coastguard Central Region's twelve Units are self-funded volunteer charity organisations and operate on contributions from sponsorship, fundraising and funding obtained from community and gaming trusts.

Interislander’s sponsorship is extensive with support to the Units and the provision of transport for volunteers and rescue vessels across the Cook Strait.

Coastguard Central Regional Manager, Kylie Gibbard, says Interislander’s contribution is significant and helps support their highly trained search and rescue volunteers. “We are very pleased to have the support of Interislander as we continue the work of Saving lives at Sea,” she says.

“Safety is of paramount importance to Interislander, particularly for our crew, customers and fellow boaties. We realise that Coastguard is a charity volunteer organisation so hope that our contribution will assist them in their great work of saving lives at sea,” Mr Davis says.

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