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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 August 2020

Patient evacuation off of a SARS custom vessel and a crew transfer of SARS custom officials: Durban

Timothy Edwards, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said:At 11h42, Friday, 7 August, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated to assist at a 6 meter SA Revenue Service customs vessel after a 46 year old female crewperson had collapsed unconscious and she ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 August 2020

Hout Bay – Thursday, 6 August. Missing diver recovered

At 12h51, Thursday, 6 August, NSRI Emergency Operations Centre were alerted by family of missing Raymind Samuels, 23, from Hout Bay, reporting that they had located and recovered the body near to where he had gone missing on Sunday at ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 August 2020

Port Elizabeth – Friday, 7 August. Patient evacuation:

Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:At 06h25, Friday, 7 August, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft, accompanied by an EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic, to patient evacuate a 34 year ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 August 2020

Our crews need kit: how you can help

Almost 1 300 NSRI volunteers provide essential services at 41 inland and coastal rescue bases across South Africa. Here’s how your donation could help them save lives.In order to do their work safely in even the toughest conditions, NSRI crew ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 August 2020

Still Bay – Thursday, 6 August. 2 Incidents

Jean du Plessis, NSRI Still Bay station commander, said:At 14h26, Thursday, 6 August, NSRI Still Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a kite-surfer in difficulty approximately 500 meters off-shore of Still Bay harbour and eye-witnesses confirmed that he ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 5 August 2020

The ultimate watersports safety checklist

Eager to hit the water as lockdown restrictions lift? Seasoned surfskier Rob Mousley shares his lifesaving dos and don’ts. But first, a story…The Reverse Miller’s Run in Cape Town is a popular winter surfski route that takes paddlers from Fish ...

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AD CAMPAIGNS  | Published: 5 August 2020

Turtle Rescued from Strand Beach

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 ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 4 August 2020

Missing Fisherman

A fisherman is missing in Durban after going missing in the surf at Snake Park Beach, while trying to recover a Sardine fishing boat.Paul Bevis, NSRI Station 05, Durban duty coxswain, said:At 08h45, Tuesday 4 August, NSRI Durban duty crew ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 4 August 2020

Fishing vessel and jet-skier assisted in two separate incidents in KZN

A fishing vessel was assisted by NSRI Durban Station 05 on Monday, while on Friday a jets-skier was assisted by Rocky Bay Station 39.Jonathan Kellerman, NSRI Station 05, Durban station commander, said:At 12h21, Monday, 3 August, NSRI Durban duty crew ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 August 2020

Hout Bay man still reportedly missing, despite extensive search

NSRI Station 8 Hout Bay and Station 26 Kommetjie responded to a call for a missing Hout Bay Man on Sunday. The male, in his early 20's, is reportedly still missing despite an extensive search effort. Geoff Stevens, NSRI Hout ...

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