Four surfers left the water as fast as they could on Saturday 4 September after a shark, estimated to be 5 metres in length, swam close to them. The surfers were at Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay, about 150 meters off shore, and in the wave line.Matt O'Carrol, a regular surfer at the spot, thought that it was a Bull shark or a Zambezi. Three of the surfers managed to catch the next wave in, but Matt who was further out, found his way blocked by the shark. He was able to catch a wave in when the shark moved off.Research conducted by the Save Our Seas foundation shows that there is a normal migration of sharks closer in-shore at this time of year.
Camps Bay search
Read MoreNorman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: At 14h29, Monday, 19 October, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were placed on alert to prepare for a maritime medical evacuation operation for 3 male seafarers injured onboard a 292-meter bulk carrier ...
A 48-year-old man from Belgium is expected to be discharged from hospital today after a non-fatal drowning incident at a remote beach between Brenton-on-Sea and Buffalo Bay on Monday afternoon. The man, on a cycling holiday with his family, is ...
On Saturday morning, NSRI Port Nolloth volunteers on a routine training exercise responded when a local mining vessel raised concern for three of her crew who had gone ashore on their RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) and not been heard ...