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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 July 2020

NSRI appeals for public caution with high, rough seas and gale force winds predicted to pursue through the weekend

The NSRI appeals for public caution with high, rough seas and gale force winds predicted to pursue through the weekend With a second of three cold fronts forecast by the SA Weather Service to land along the Western Cape coastline ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 July 2020

Body of a man recovered from a car found submerged in Hartbeespoort Dam

Arthur Crewe, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam station commander, said:At 12h43, Tuesday, 7 July, SRU (Strategic Response and Rescue Unit) were activated following eye-witness reports of a vehicle noticed to be submerged in the Hartbeespoort Dam between the Snake Park and Hartbeespoort ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 July 2020

Sunday, 5 July. Incidents at Port Edward, KZN South Coast and Granger Bay:

PORT EDWARD:John Nicholas, NSRI Port Edward duty coxswain, said:At 16h27, Sunday, 5 July, NSRI Port Edward duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a commercial fishing boat reporting that they were standing-by at a fellow commercial fishing ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 July 2020

Gordon's Bay – Missing angler update

Sunday, 5 July. Missing angler update:Despite an extensive ongoing search operation there remains no sign of missing Nadeem Kellerman, age 35, from Mitchells Plain who went missing in unknown circumstances between Gordons Bay and Shark Point along the R44 coast ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 July 2020

Incidents in Durban, Kommetjie, Victoria Bay and Table Bay:

KOMMETJIE:Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said:At 09h45, Sunday, 5 July, NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated following reports of a 5 meter RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) with 3 local Kommetjie male crew onboard the casualty boat that was ...

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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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