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MRCC's Chief Jared Blows sadly passed away peacefully on Thursday night, 22 June 2023

NSRI CEO Dr. Cleeve Robertson, on behalf of all at NSRI, has expressed heartfelt Condolences to family, friends and colleagues of Jared Blows, Chief of MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), who sadly passed away peacefully on Thursday night.

Chief Jared Blows was an exceptional individual whose immense contribution to South African Maritime Search and Rescue and the Maritime fraternity at large, here and abroad, will forever be remembered and deeply felt.

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