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The Royal Navy Lynx and Spirit of the Vines.Members of the NSRI's Sea Rescue Helicopter Unit and Melkbosstrand's volunteers exercised late on Tuesday afternoon with a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter from the British Destroyer HMS Edinburgh that is currently in Simon's Town. To see more pictures that can be downloaded please go to Sea Rescue's Flickr page. An SRHU member jumps from the Lynx. Spirit of the Vines launches for the exercise. An SRHU member jumps from the Royal Navy helicopter.
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