There were multiple incidents across South Africa.
NSRI STN 10 SIMONSTOWN:
Simon McDonnell, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said:
In what may be perhaps the quickest rescue operation we have been involved in for some time now …
At 17h58, Thursday, 23 November, our NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated to assist a Gordons Bay sailing yacht that had become stuck on a reef next to a berthing they were attempting to moor alongside at the Simonstown Marina.
The NSRI Simonstown rescue craft Donna Nicholas was launched.
On arrival on the scene a towline was rigged and we pulled the yacht safely off the reef, next to the assigned berthing, without incident.
They were moored safely at the assigned berth and no further assistance was required.
TABLE BAY:
NSRI STN 3 TABLE BAY:
Davide del Fante, NSRI Table Bay coxswain, said:
NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) and NSRI Table Bay duty controllers were alerted, on Thursday, 23 November, at 12h00, to a “Global Solo Challenge’ Belgian solo sailor 30 nautical miles from the Port of Table Bay that may require assistance to get to a berth at the V&A Waterfront on arrival later in the day.
The 34 foot sailing vessel required various repairs and suffering low battery power the solo skipper requested NSRI to be in attendance although he would try to berth his sailing yacht under her own motor power.
While he’s progress towards Table Bay was monitored - by NSRI EOC, MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Table Bay Port Control, NSRI Table Bay duty controllers, the local owner of the berth that the sailor would be using, and SAPS Sea Borderline Control, with VHF marine radio communications assisted by Telkom Maritime Radio Services, our NSRI Table Bay duty crew launched the NSRI Table Bay rescue craft Rescue 3 at 17h45.
We reached the yacht off-shore of Sea Point and we escorted the yacht, under her own motor power, to a safe berth at the V&A Marina and no further assistance was required.
DURBAN:
NSRI STN 5 DURBAN:
Roy Wienand, NSRI Durban station commander, said:
NSRI Durban duty crew launched the NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Surfski 6, at 11h55, Friday, 24 November, to go to the assistance of a sailing yacht that required assistance to a berth at the International Mooring at Point Yacht Club.
NSRI Durban duty controllers, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Durban Port Control, The Commodore of Point Yacht Club and SAPS Sea Borderline Control, with VHF marine radio communications assisted by Telkom Maritime Radio Services, had been monitoring the yacht for the past 10 days, while she sailed towards Durban from the Seychelles, but experiencing motor mechanical failure that was expected to hamper her progress into the Port of Durban and hence they had requested assistance on arrival.
Our rescue craft rendezvoused with the yacht off-shore of Durban where a towline was rigged. We towed into the Port of Durban where we rafted alongside the yacht and brought he safely to her berth without incident and no further assistance was required.
The operation completed at 16h00.
WITBANK:
NSRI STN 35 WITBANK:
Travis Clack, NSRI Witbank station commander, said:
NSRI Witbank duty crew were activated at 17h30, Friday, 24 November, to assist a local ski-boat, with 4 Gauteng crew onboard, reported to be appearing to be in difficulty by an eye-witness, on Witbank Dam, near to Bonleur Estate.
Our NSRI Witbank rescue craft, Rescue 35 Alpha, was launched and on reaching the casualty ski-boat we found that they had managed to row ashore after the outboard motor suffered motor mechanical failure.
We rigged a towline and safely towed them to their launch site at Steve’s Place where their boat was recovered without incident and no further assistance was required.
GQEBERHA:
NSRI STN 6 GQEBERHA:
Justin Erasmus, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said:
NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were alerted at 08h05, Friday, 24 November, to prepare for the medical evacuation of a 54 year old male Filipino, a crewman aboard a bulk carrier motor vessel, suffering a medical complaint and requiring a transfer to hospital as soon as possible.
NSRI Gqeberha duty controllers, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Port Elizabeth Port Control, SAPS Sea Borderline Control, a WC Government Health EMS duty doctor, and EC Government Health EMS, with VHF marine radio communications assisted by Telkom Maritime Radio Services, assisted MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) in the logistics and coordination of the medical evacuation operation.
At 11h00 the NSRI Gqeberha rescue craft Rescue 6 was launched accompanied by an EC Government Health EMS re
We rendezvoused with the motor vessel in Algoa Bay, 15 nautical miles offshore, in a gentle breeze and calm seas, where an NSRI Marine Extrication (MEX) crewman and the EMS rescue paramedic was transferred onto the vessel.
With the assistance of the ship’s crew the patient was transferred onto our rescue craft, using high angle technical rescue gear, secured into a Stokes basket stretcher.
In the care of the EMS rescue paramedic, we brought the patient to our NSRI Gqeberha rescue station and he was transported to hospital by EMS ambulance in a stable condition.
We have wished the patient a speedy recovery.
The operation completed at 15h30.
KOMMETJIE:
NSRI STN 8 HOUT BAY and NSRI STN 26 KOMMETJIE:
Spencer Oldham, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said:
At 10h41, Saturday, 25 November, NSRI Hout Bay, at sea conducting routine training operations at the time, intercepted an NSRI Kommetjie call-out responding to a RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) suffering motor mechanical failure, with 2 local men onboard, at Boneyards offshore of Kommetjie.
On arrival on the scene 2 NSRI Hout Bay rescue craft, Nadine Gordimer and Albie Matthews, arrived on the scene and using a 100 meter towline to get the casualty boat free of a shallow reef.
NSRI Kommetjie launched the NSRI rescue craft Spirit of the the Vines and took over the tow and without incident they were towed into the Kommetjie channel and their craft was recovered at the Kommetjie slipway.
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