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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 July 2019

SEA RESCUE – South Coast – Tuesday, 02 July. 4 men rescued by lifeguards:

MUNSTER – SOUTH COASTJohn Nicholas, NSRI Port Edward station commander, said:At 10h49, NSRI Port Edward were activated following reports of a boat capsized in the surfline at Glenmore Beach, Munster, on the South Coast.NSRI Port Edward rescue swimmers, Police Search ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 July 2019

Durban crew responds to yacht that suffered damage and taking on water..

Andre Fletcher, NSRI Durban station commander, said:At 08h00, Tuesday, 02 July, NSRI Durban launched the sea rescue craft Alick Rennie accompanied by a Metro Police Search and Rescue officer, a Police Search and Rescue officer and a Netcare 911 rescue ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 July 2019

Whales assisted in disentanglement operation

SAWDN successfully disentangled a juvenile 8 meter Humpback whale from an entanglement in fishing gear off Buffels Bay, Cape Point.SAWDN were activated late yesterday afternoon, Sunday, 30th June, following eye witness reports of a whale appearing to be entangled.SAWDN volunteers ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 June 2019

2 incidents of boats capsizing - Noordhoek, Port Elizabeth and Mtwalume, Margate. Paddlers rescued - Hermanus:

NOORDHOEK, PORT ELIZABETH:Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:At 07h04, Saturday, 29th June, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized at Noordhoek.NSRI Port Elizabeth, Coastal Water Rescue and Relay ambulance services responded.On arrival ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 27 June 2019

Surfer rescued

Sara Jane Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said:At 16h03 on Thursday the 27th of June NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress near the popular surf spot Granny's Pool.Our Sea ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 27 June 2019

Capsized boat located adrift at sea

Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said:At 16h03 on Thursday the 27th of June, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports from the crew of Navy Patrol boat that they had ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 June 2019

Whale assisted in disentanglement operation

Ian Gray of SAWDN – The SA Whale Disentanglement Network, said:At 10h08 on Monday 24 June, SAWDN – The SA Whale Disentanglement Network were activated following eye witness reports of a large female Humpback Whale accompanied by her calf entangled ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 June 2019

Boat capsized Umkomaas:

Kevin Fourie, NSRI Rocky Bay station commander, said:No injuries were sustained on Sunday afternoon when a semi rigid inflatable recreational fishing boat with 4 men onboard capsized at the backline offshore at Umkomaas River Mouth. It appears that the boat ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 20 June 2019

Jetski assisted in Ballito

Quentin Power, NSRI Ballito station commander, said:At 10h00, Tuesday, 18 June, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from 2 men reporting to be experiencing motor failure on a jet ski half a nautical mile off-shore ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 18 June 2019

Incidents in Wilderness and Kleinmond:

WILDERNESS:Robert van Heldsingen, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:At 15h24, Monday, 17th June, an NSRI crewman, on the Kaaimans River at the time, alerted our NSRI Wilderness duty crew to investigate a group hiking in a canyon on the Kaaimans River ...

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