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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 July 2020

Jeffreys Bay – Thursday, 02 July. Windsurfer assisted by surfers and bystanders:

Paul van Jaarsveld, NSRI Jeffreys Bay deputy station commander, said:At 16h23, Thursday, 2 July, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty controllers received multiple phone calls from concerned members of public reporting a windsurfer appearing to be in trouble in the surf offshore ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 July 2020

01 July - Fishing trawler assisted

Geoff Stephens, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said:At 11h09, Wednesday, 01 July, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local fishing trawler reporting engine failure approximately 7 nautical miles off-shore of Llandudno.The NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 June 2020

Incidents at Jeffreys Bay and Witsand

NSRI volunteers from Jeffreys Bay Station 37 assisted in a search for missing man on Saturday, while volunteers from Witsand Station 33 assisted a boat in difficulty and in need of a tow.The incidents occurred as follows:JEFFREYS BAY:Michael van den ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 June 2020

Surfers Assisted in heavy surf conditions

Marc de Vos, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said. 'At 12h02, Sunday, 28 June, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of surfers appearing to be in difficulty in the vicinity between Granger Bay and Green ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 26 June 2020

Hermanus: Local fisherman deceased

At 08h41, Thursday, 25 June, NSRI Station 17 Hermanus duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Rotarian Burnett to join in a search operation that had been initiated on Wednesday for a fisherman who had gone missing near to the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 June 2020

Tuesday, 23 June. Incidents: Langebaan, Mossel Bay and Durban

LANGEBAAN:Mike Shaw, NSRI Mykonos station commander, said:At 12h33, Monday, 22 June, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for medical assistance from a ship at anchor in the Langebaan Lagoon.The sea ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 21 June 2020

Herolds Bay – Hiker rescued off a shoreline cliff:

[video width='848' height='480' mp4='https://www.nsri.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/VID-20200621-WA0028.mp4'][/video]Garth Dominy, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:At 10h48, Sunday, 21 June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a group of local hikers reporting one of their hiking party who had gotten ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 June 2020

Langebaan: Fishermen located following a search

Mike Shaw, NSRI Mykonos station commander, said:At 11h25, Thursday, 18 June, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports of 2 local fishermen, age 35 and 46, on a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) being swept out to sea off-shore ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 18 June 2020

Hermanus – Wednesday, 17 June. Child missing

Deon Langenhoven, NSRI Hermanus station commander, said:A Police Dive Unit are continuing in an ongoing search at Gansbaai harbour for a 10 year old local male child that went missing yesterday after reportedly falling into the water on the outside ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 June 2020

Wednesday, 17 June. Whale assisted in disentanglement operation

https://youtu.be/6HQh3kjXJIQIan Klopper, SAWDN team leader, said:At 12h44, Wednesday, 17 June, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers launched from Kommetjie with NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) Kommetjie duty crew aboard the NSRI Kommetjie sea rescue craft Spirit of the Vines and ...

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