Donate Shop Find a Base Call for Help Now

NSRI EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTRE (EOC)

087 094 9774
Donate Shop
Find a Base
RESCUE OPERATIONS / 25 APRIL 2014

Boat with motor failure assisted

20 Tractor Launch
At just after 09h00 on Friday the 25th of April, NSRI Shelly Beach volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the ski-boat SWELL TIME reporting to have motor mechanical failure just outside the back of the surf line at Shelly Beach with 5 crew onboard.NSRI Shelly Beach launched their sea rescue craft CALTEX CHALLENGER II accompanied by a marine motor mechanic. Unfortunately, could not repair the motors to satisfaction at sea and the 5 crew of the boat were taken over onto the sea rescue craft and brought safely ashore aboard CALTEX CHALLENGER II. The marine motor mechanic brought the casualty boat safely to the beach under reduced power.Once safely ashore no further assistance was required and the owner will have the boat's motors repairs.20 - Tractor Launch

Follow Us!

Follow us
Next Article

A life jacket saved my life:

Read More

You may also like

54636923031 b43dfd890b o
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 NOVEMBER 2026

NSRI – Simons Town – An emergency maritime medical evacuation operation

Darren 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 ...

READ MORE
53530239376 2a7ffbd7f2 o
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 NOVEMBER 2026

NSRI – Yzerfontein - A commercial fishing vessel with motor failure assisted

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. ...

READ MORE
2023 03 30 Durban Alec Rennie 82c5f5175a2e55ca0a26bbe33e7c08fd
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 NOVEMBER 2026

NSRI – Durban – Thursday, 12 November. Response to an SOS (Save our Souls) distress call from a long-distance surf-skier

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. ...

READ MORE