A Special Forces team from Langebaan, on exercise around the coast, were escorted into Knysna by the volunteers on Wednesday. The two 15 metre RIBS were met outside the Heads by our Knysna crew on board the Jaytee III, and two of our crew were transferred to their boats to guide them through the Heads. A few hours later the procedure was reversed to get them safely back out to sea.
Frigate in Richards Bay
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For close to two hours, two experienced paddlers clung to their capsized surf-ski off Simon's Town, battling 40-knot winds and 2-metre swells with no way to call for help. On Saturday, 12 September, NSRI Simon's Town crew brought them home safely. ...
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