The MTU-Nadine Gordimer, Hout Bay's deep sea rescue boat, has been taken out of the water at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. She will spend the next four months having Volvo D6 engines put in, a complete rewire, a respray and a few other technical details sorted out.This planned maintenance will ensure that she can remain in service for another couple of decades!
25 year old man missing after midday swim
Read MoreDarren Zimmerman, NSRI Simons Town station commander, said: At 20h43, Wednesday, 11 November, NSRI Simons Town duty crew were activated to respond to the NSRI Simons Town station 10 rescue base to prepare to launch rescue craft on an emergency ...
At 17h47, Wednesday, 11 November, NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local commercial fishing vessel, with 5 local male crew onboard, reporting motor mechanical failure deep-sea offshore of Yzerfontein. ...
Roy Wienand, NSRI Durban coxswain, said: At 11h07, Tuesday, 10 November, NSRI Durban and NSRI Ballito duty crews were activated following reports of an SOS distress signal received from a paddler on a surf-ski 20 nautical miles offshore of Ballito. ...