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PORT ALFRED:Juan Pretorius, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said:At 17h57, Thursday, 28th December, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Lotto Challenger to assist a jet-ski with 2 local male crew, aged in their 20's, onboard after the jet-ski suffered motor mechanical failure.The jet-ski was towed to the Port Alfred harbour without incident and no further assistance was required.MOSSEL BAY:Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay station commander, said:At 18h30, Thursday, 28th December, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew launched the sea rescue craft St Blaize Rescuer to assist the yacht Mega Motion with 4 Pretoria crew onboard after the yacht suffered battery failure and the yacht was adrift without power between De Bakke and Dias Strand.On arrival on the scene we took the yacht under tow and towed the yacht to a mooring at Mossel Bay without incident and once safely moored no further assistance was required.TO REPORT A SEA RESCUE EMERGENCY DIAL 112 FROM A CELLPHONE
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