Picture attached: By NSRI Agulhas – the fishing ski-boat Megalodon after drifting into shallow surf on the beach.DURBAN:Roy Wienand, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said:At 14h37, Friday, 10th March, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following reports of a Hobie-Cat capsized off-shore of Vetch’s Pier, Durban, with 4 crew onboard.Lifeguards had gone to their assistance and we launched the sea rescue craft Megan II.On arrival on the scene we found that lifeguards had taken one person ashore safely and the Hobie-Cat, suffering a bent mast, and her crew having struggled for some time to try to right the casualty craft, we assisted to right the craft and assisted them to shore without incident.The 4 casualty crew, young adults, 2 females and 2 males, locals, were not injured and they required no further assistance.TABLE BAY:Pat van Eyssen, NSRI Table Bay duty coxswain, said:At 13h47, Friday, 10th March, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were activated to respond to the assistance of solo sailor Jean-Marie De Dianous, from France, aboard his yacht Kaerou, last Port of call Jacare, Brazil, reporting to be sailing exhausted and suffering from a strained shoulder muscle injury after his yacht's auto pilot had failed during the transit from Brazil to Cape Town.We rendezvoused with the yacht 80 nautical miles off-shore from Table Bay and the Frenchman was taken aboard our sea rescue craft and NSRI crew were transferred onto his yacht and we towed the yacht safely to the Port of Table Bay while the sailor rested below decks.Arriving in Port at 07h00 this morning, Saturday, 11th March, the yacht has been safely moored at the Royal Cape Yacht Club and we were met by French Consulate officials and no further assistance was required.
Picture attached: By NSRI Table Bay – The French yacht Kaerou being brought into Port this morning. TO REPORT A SEA RESCUE EMERGENCY DIAL 112 FROM A CELLPHONE
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