Kelly-Ann Irving, NSRI volunteer and deputy station commander at Station 26 (Kommetjie), has trained with the South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) to rescue whales using specialised techniques and equipment. We chat to her fascinating work... ...
NSRI catches up with Two Oceans Aquarium curator Maryke Musson to find out what happened to the loggerhead turtle rescued by the Kommetjie crew.In July 2019, Station 26 (Kommetjie) crew painstakingly disentangled a seal and a loggerhead turtle caught up ...
An injured Hawksbill sea turtle, found on Strand Beach was rescued on Wednesday.Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordons Bay station commander, said:At 08h17, Wednesday, 5 August, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated to assist at Strand Beach where a sea turtle ...
A young flamingo was rescued in Kleinemonde near to Port Alfred on Wednesday.Stephen Slade, NSRI Station 11 Port Alfred station commander, said:At 14h45, Wednesday, 22 July, NSRI Port Alfred crew were activated following a request for assistance from an NSRI ...
SEA RESCUE – Gordon's Bay – Wednesday, 22 July. Dog rescue:Vincent Landman, NSRI Gordon's Bay deputy station commander, said:At 13h56, Wednesday, 22 July, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a dog trapped on a rock ...
Rescue efforts in Kommetjie and Mossel Bay over the weekend occurred as follows: KOMMETJIE, Station 26:Kelly-Ann Irving, NSRI Kommetjie deputy station commander, said:At 11h30, Saturday, 11 July, NSRI Kommetjie crew responded to sand dunes at Long Beach, Kommetjie, following a ...
BETTY'S BAY and KLEINMOND:Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said:At 15h26, Wednesday, 01 January, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following a Police request for assistance at Betty’s Bay Main Beach reporting CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) efforts commenced on a ...
At 09h30, Monday, 25th November, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers launched from the Port Elizabeth NSRI station aboard two NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue craft, JLT Rescuer and Spirit of Surfski 4, following eye-witness reports from the crew of ...
At 08h38, Saturday, 23 November, the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated following reports of a whale carcass entangled in fishing nets at a Purse Seiner (fishing boat) approximately 7 nautical miles off-shore of the Port of Port ...
RICHARDS BAY:Jacques Kruger, NSRI Richards Bay deputy station commander, said:At 07h58, Friday, 15th November, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for assistance from an International yacht that was taking the ...
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