Irina, after being downgraded from a cyclone to a tropical storm is causing lots of rain and wide spread flooding in KZN. The good news for those at sea over the weekend was that it was not as rough as predicted, although warnings for today include waves up to 6m and gale force south-westerly winds. So keep the hatches battered down.
ST FRANCIS: Ill fisherman casualty evacuated
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NSRI Stilbaai – Duty crew responded early Tuesday morning after a vehicle went into the Goukou River near the river mouth, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old man who was holidaying in the area with family. ...
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. ...
On Saturday afternoon, NSRI Simon's Town launched a dramatic sea rescue after two experienced paddlers capsized in gale-force winds and rough seas off Fish Hoek, spending close to two hours battling exhaustion and hypothermia before being found. ...