WILDERNESS: Ian Gerber, NSRI Wilderness duty coxswain, said: At 15h38, Friday, 27 June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local mom reporting her 2 children and their grandfather trapped by the Spring high tide on rocks at Flat Rock, Wilderness.
They had been fishing on Flat Rock when the incoming Spring high tide cut them off from mainland and the alarm was raised.
Our NSRI rescue vehicle, NSRI rescue swimmers and George Fire and Rescue Services responded.
On arrival on the scene, with high tide expected only after 18h00, 2 NSRI rescue swimmers were dispatched to wade and swim through the surf zone to the rock armed with extra life-jackets and rope.
The 3 casualties, a Grandfather age 72 and the 2 boys, ages 10 and 15, were safe on the rock, in good spirits, with their fishing gear, but unable to get back to the shore through the surf.
Our NSRI rescue swimmers secured the 3 casualties into life-jackets and a rope extrication system was rigged.
In relays of one at a time they were safely brought to the shore in the care of the NSRI rescue swimmers without incident and we recovered their fishing gear.
NSRI has commended them for not trying to get to shore without assistance and the assistance from George Fire and Rescue Services has been commended.
The family has expressed deep appreciation for the assistance rendered to them.
SEDGEFIELD:
Ian Gerber, NSRI Wilderness duty coxswain, said:
At 10h39, Saturday, 28 June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a hiker fallen and seriously injured at Gericke's Point, Sedgefield.
Hikers, Good Samaritans, who happened to be in the area at the time had witnessed the man falling at least 15 to 18 meters from a cliff. They had rendered first aid to the unresponsive and seriously injured adult man and they raised the alarm.
NSRI Wilderness medics, SANParks (SA National Parks) rangers, ER24 ambulance services, WC Government Health EMS and an EMS rescue squad responded.
On arrival on the scene the man was found to be critically injured and medical treatment was commenced by paramedics.
The EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter was activated by EMS Metro control.
The patient was stabilised by paramedics and secured into a Stokes basket stretcher and carried about 200 meters to an accessible area for the EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter.
On arrival on the scene the patient, accompanied by a rescue paramedic, secured into a stretcher, was static line hoisted by the helicopter to the beach, at the parking area, where he was transferred into an ER24 ambulance and he has been transported to hospital in a serious condition. All hopes are that the man recovers.
The bystander Good Samaritans are commended for rendering assistance to the casualty and for swiftly raising the alarm.
DURBAN:
Lorenzo Taverna-Turisan, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said:
On Wednesday, 25 June, at 20h09, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local fishing boat, with 2 local crew onboard, reporting electrical power failure to their boat, offshore of the Port of Durban.
The NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Surfski 6 was launched and on arrival on the scene we assisted the 2 local adult male fishermen to jump-start their batteries, restoring electrical power to their fishing boat, and we escorted them to the Royal Natal Yacht Club without incident and no further assistance was required.
DURBAN:
Clifford Ireland, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said:
At 02h20, Saturday, 28 June, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local fishing vessel, with 12 crew onboard, reporting electrical power failure to their vessel that was safe at anchor in the Port of Durban near to the container terminal.
The NSRI rescue craft Alick Rennie was launched and on arrival on the scene, using a spare battery and jumper leads, electrical power was restored to their fishing vessel.
They were able to restart their motors, raise their anchor, and they returned to the public slipway without incident and no further assistance was required.
PORT EDWARD:
John Nicholas, NSRI Port Edward station commander, said:
At 14h57, Saturday, 28 June, NSRI Port Edward duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local charter RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) reporting motor mechanical failure from a suspected fuel or fuel tank problem, with 8 crew onboard, offshore of Silver Beach, Port Edward.
Our NSRI rescue craft JetRIB, Spirit of Surfski 7, was launched carrying spare fuel.
On arrival on the scene fuel was transferred to the casualty craft and they were able to restart their motors.
Our NSRI rescue craft escorted them back to shore where they beached without incident and no further assistance was required.
The charter company are investigating the cause of the fuel problem.
KLEINMOND:
Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said:
At 14h10, Saturday, 28 June, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports of 2 surfers appearing to be in difficulty at the backline breakers, offshore of Kleinmond Beach.
It appears that the surfers were attempting to make best use of heavy sea swells to go surfing.
Our NSRI rescue craft was prepared to be launched while NSRI crew, that had responded to the beach, monitored the 2 surfers who we could see they were trying to get back to shore through the surf zone.
The 2 adult male Cape Town surfers were able to get to shore safely without incident and without assistance and on reaching the shoreline they were both found to be fine and no further assistance was required.
On Friday, 6 June, at 13h57, Our NSRI Kleinmond duty crew assisted an adult male paddler, age 46, a local farm worker, on a canoe who got swept away by strong winds while paddling on Kleinmond Lagoon.
Our NSRI rescue craft JetRIB was towed by our NSRI tractor to the lagoon and launched.
Following a search we found the paddler and took him and his canoe onboard our rescue craft bringing him safely to shore.
He was treated for hypothermia and transported to the farm where he works, and he required no further assistance.
A local well known and much loved man is sadly deceased
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