Surf club’s ship-shape storage

Shipping containers are assisting lifeguards in their vital patrols this summer.

Red Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is using three modified shipping containers for storage while it renovates its clubrooms.

Surf skis, paddle boards, and other essential equipment are among the items inside the three 20-foot containers.

Further north at Pakiri, where the club operates patrols on the weekends, they are using a half-size 10-foot container as a temporary watchtower on the beach. The Pakiri container also doubles as a storage facility.