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The inflatable rescue boat

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The inflatable rescue boat

Stu Bryce (left) and Tim Hunt practise for a competition at Dunedin in March 2005. The inflatable rescue boat, powered by an outboard motor, has been an integral part of surf lifesaving equipment since the 1970s.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 19 March 2005, p. 3

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Nancy Swarbrick, Lifesaving and surfing – Surf lifesaving today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7365/the-inflatable-rescue-boat (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.