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  • Callouts in St Francis Bay, Gordon’s Bay, Witsand Port Beaufort and Plettenberg Bay:

Callouts in St Francis Bay, Gordon’s Bay, Witsand Port Beaufort and Plettenberg Bay:

Rescue / 27 February 2018

ST FRANCIS BAY:

Sara Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said:

NSRI are saddened and have expressed sincerest condolences to family and colleagues of a fisherman who has died.

On Sunday, 25th February, at midday, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated and the sea rescue craft Spirit of St Francis II was launched and we rendezvoused with the Chokka fishing boat Michelle off-shore of Thyspunt and our NSRI paramedic and NSRI medics treated a 61 year old local fisherman suffering hyperglycaemia and he was brought to the Port of St Francis aboard our sea rescue craft and transported to hospital by Private Care ambulance in a stable condition and sadly he has since passed away.

On Tuesday, 27th February, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated at 08h19 following reports of a jet-ski drifting off-shore of Shark Point with motor mechanical failure.

The sea rescue craft Spirit of St Francis II responded and a Northern Cape man, on holiday in Jeffreys Bay and out fishing from his jet-ski, was found safe and we have towed him to the Port of St Francis without incident and no further assistance was required.

GORDON’S BAY:

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordon’s Bay station commander, said:

At 12h20, Sunday, 25th February, NSRI Gordon’s Bay duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Jack & Irene, Spirit of Surfski and the rescue runner Boetie Woltemade following eye-witness reports of two swimmers appearing to be in difficulty off-shore of Harbour Island.

NSRI shore crew, Gordon’s Bay Neighbourhood Watch and GB Med Security and Ambulance Services responded to search from the shoreline.

Despite an extensive search no sign of any swimmers in difficulty were found.

We suspect that the swimmers may have been divers who are known to free dive at the Reef off-shore searching for abandoned fishing sinkers but no reports of anyone missing or overdue it remains unknown.

We commend Neighbourhood Watch and our colleagues from GB Med Security and Ambulance Services for their assistance.

On Tuesday, 27th February, at 07h19, NSRI Gordon’s Bay duty crew responded aboard our sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski to assist a boat with 4 crew onboard, 3 males and a female, fishing off-shore of Rooi Els and they had requested assistance reporting motor mechanical failure.

Our NSRI rescue vehicle also responded.

On arrival on the scene the Crayfish Bakkie (small open fishing boat) was taken under tow and they were towed without incident to Gordon’s Bay Harbour and no further assistance was required.

WITSAND PORT BEAUFORT:

Theo Erasmus, NSRI Witsand Port Beaufort station commander, said:

On Monday 26 February, at 15h20 NSRI Witsand Port Beaufort were activated following reports of a light delivery vehicle involved in an accident close to our NSRI base.

NSRI medical crew were dispatched in our rescue vehicle.

On arrival on the scene an LDV belonging to a local 53 year old man was found partly off the road and in bushes next to the river.

The vehicle was secured using a rope and the sea rescue mobile.

The 53 year old local resident was found to be lying face down in the bushes partly outside his vehicle.

He was placed on a spinal board and was extricated where he was stabilised by our NSRI medics.

We found his arm to be dislocated.

WC Government Health EMS was activated.

The man has been transported by EMS ambulance to a local hospital for further treatment

PLETTENBERG BAY:

Marc Rodgers, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said:

At 13h51, Tuesday, 27th February, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated to respond to Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail, at The Point, following reports of a 29 year old female from Brazil suffering a fractured leg sustained in a fall while hiking.

The sea rescue craft Leonard Smith was launched with NSRI medical crew and NSRI medical crew, Mountain Club of South Africa Garden Route Division, Medlife ambulance services and WC Government Health EMS responded from the land side.

The AMS/EMS Skymed rescue helicopter was placed on alert.

On arrival on the scene NSRI medical crew were deployed from the boat and they hiked to the location and a female suffering a fractured Right Ankle, suspected Tibula and Fibula fracture, was stabilised.
Additional medical crew hiked from the car park and joined us on the scene.

The patient was secured into a stretcher and hiked to the shoreline where we loaded her into the sea rescue craft she was transported to our sea rescue base aboard our sea rescue craft and transported to hospital by ambulance in a stable condition.

Photos courtesy of Pierre Ollemans
Photos courtesy of Pierre Ollemans

TO REPORT A SEA RESCUE EMERGENCY DIAL 112 FROM A CELLPHONE

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    Emergency Numbers

    Sea Rescue emergency number from your cell phone: 112

    NORTHERN CAPE

    063 698 8971       Port Nolloth


    WESTERN CAPE

    060 960 3027      Lamberts Bay
    082 990 5966      Mykonos
    082 990 5974      Yzerfontein
    082 990 5958      Melkbosstrand
    082 990 5963      Table Bay
    082 990 5962      Bakoven
    082 990 5964      Hout Bay
    082 990 5979      Kommetjie
    082 990 5965      Simon’s Town
    082 990 6753      Strandfontein
    072 448 8482      Gordon’s Bay
    082 990 5967      Hermanus
    082 990 5952      Agulhas
    082 990 5957      Witsand
    082 990 5978      Still Bay
    082 990 5954      Mossel Bay
    082 990 5955      Wilderness
    082 990 5956      Knysna
    082 990 5975      Plettenberg Bay
    072 446 6344      Theewaterskloof Dam
    082 990 5980      Air Sea Rescue Unit


    EASTERN CAPE 

    082 990 5968      Oyster Bay
    082 990 5969      St Francis Bay
    079 916 0390      Jeffreys Bay
    082 990 0828      Port Elizabeth
    082 990 5971      Port Alfred
    082 990 5972      East London
    082 550 5430      Port St Johns


    KZN  

    082 990 5951      Port Edward
    082 990 5950      Shelly Beach
    072 652 5158      Rocky Bay
    060 305 4803      Ballito
    082 990 5948      Durban
    082 990 5949      Richards Bay


    MPUMALANGA

    060 962 2620      Witbank Dam


    GAUTENG  

    060 991 9301      Gauteng


    NORTH WEST

    082 990 5961      Hartbeespoort Dam


    FREE STATE

    072 903 9572      Vaal Dam

     


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