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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 February 2020

SAWDN - Dassen Island - Whale assisted in disentanglement operation:

At 10h17, Tuesday, 18th February, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated to reports from fishermen of a whale entangled in fishing rope lines and floatation buoys in the vicinity of Dassen Island on the West Coast.An NSRI Yzerfontein ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 February 2020

Good Samaritans commended for their rescue efforts

2 Men, a Pastor and a fisherman, are commended for their individual efforts to rescue 2 men who were swept out to sea by rip currents while swimming at Leentjiesklip on Sunday afternoon.Our NSRI Wilderness duty crew responded to our ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 February 2020

Weekend Incidents

TINLEY MANOR:Quentin Power, NSRI Ballito station commander, said:At approximately 08h42, Saturday, 15th February, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the crew of a pencil Rigid Inflatable Boat 1 nautical mile offshore of Tinley Manor ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 February 2020

Hartbeespoort Dam – Boat accident:  

Arthur Crewe, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam station commander, said:At approximately 15h00 on Saturday, 15th February, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam duty crew were activated to reports of a boat accident on Hartbeespoort Dam near to the Ifafi Aquatic Club.Our NSRI rescue craft Rotary ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 February 2020

Herolds Bay – Friday, 14 February. Female rescued and in a separate incident a body recovery:  

HEROLDS BAY:Garth Dominy, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:At 16h03, Friday, 14th February, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Herolds Bay near to George.A male family member of a female who was ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 February 2020

Fisherman missing: George

Robert van Helsdingen, NSRI Wilderness duty coxswain, said:At 17h04, Thursday, 13th February, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a fisherman fallen off rocks into the sea at the Gwaing River Mouth.NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 February 2020

SEA RESCUE – Richards Bay – Thursday, 13 February. Patient evacuation off a ship:

Jacques Kruger, NSRI Richards Bay duty coxswain, said:At 11h09, Thursday, 13th February, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for a patient evacuation of the Master of a Bulk ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 February 2020

Investigation into unmanned canoe

Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay station commander, said:At 18h25 on Monday the 10th of February, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a canoe appearing to be abandoned among reeds on the Great Brak River between the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 February 2020

Witsand – Woman deceased and 2 men survive after boat capsizes:

At 16h04, Sunday, 09 February, NSRI Witsand duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) capsized at The Bar, at the Breede River Mouth, on the Cape Infanta side of the Breede River Mouth.The Sea ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 February 2020

SEA RESCUE – National – Monday, 10 February. Incidents:  

PLETTENBERG BAY:Ross Badenhorst, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said:At 10h18, on Monday, 10 February, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated to reports of 3 people in difficulty in the water off Beach 3 ,Natures Valley.We launched our sea rescue ...

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