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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 June 2019

Missing boat recovered, ongoing search 2nd boat

Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said:At 17h03 on Tuesday the 4th June, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of 3 local fishermen on a small open rigid inflatable ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 June 2019

SEA RESCUE – National – Sunday, 02 June. Boat assisted - Ballito. Yacht assisted - Simon's Town:

BALLITO:Clifford Ireland, NSRI KZN Regional representative, said:At 11h40, Sunday, 02 June, NSRI Durban and NSRI Ballito duty crews were activated following a request for assistance from 2 crew, a local man and his Russian female friend, on a jet-ski reporting ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 June 2019

Red distress flare suspected false alarm:

Hein Scheepers, NSRI Simons' Town deputy station commander, said:At 23h05, Saturday, 01 June, NSRI Simon's Town were alerted by WC Government Health EMS metro control following eye-witness reports of a red distress flare sighted in False Bay.NSRI Simon's Town, NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 June 2019

Boat sinks at her mooring successfully re-floated:

On arrival on the sceneVincent Landman, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty coxswain, said:At 08h14, Sunday, 02 June, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a 10.7 meter crayfish fishing boat ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 June 2019

Boat assisted in dense fog

Marc de Vos, NSRI Table Bay duty coxswain, said:At 12h46, Saturday, 01 June, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for assistance from a 16 foot local fishing boat with ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 31 May 2019

Boat capsized: 1 fatality

Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay duty coxswain, said:At 07h55, Friday, 31st May, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a 21 foot commercial fishing ski-boat capsized 1.5 nautical miles off Mtunzini main beach with 6 crew onboard.Our ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 29 May 2019

SEA RESCUE – Lambert's Bay – Tuesday, 28th May. 2 fishing boats assisted:

Avril Mocke, NSRI Lamberts Bay station commander, said:At 11h00, Tuesday, 28th May, NSRI Lambert's Bay duty crew were activated following reports from fishermen at sea on a fishing boat taking water after reportedly striking a whale while underway, 6.5 nautical ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 May 2019

Incidents: Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Point, Port Alfred

ATLANTIC SEABOARD:Luke van Riet, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said:At 10h55, Saturday, 25th May, our NSRI Bakoven duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for assistance from 3 local male crew fishing off Oudekraal ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 May 2019

SEA RESCUE – Jeffreys Bay – Friday, 24th May. Injured horse rider assisted

Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said:At 10h05, Friday, 24th May, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a group of horse riders, on an outride, reporting a female fallen from ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 22 May 2019

Incidents at Ballito, Witsand and Richards Bay:

BALLITO:Quentin Power, NSRI Ballito station commander, said:At 09h36, Saturday, 18th May, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local father and son reporting motor failure on their inflatable boat 1 nautical mile off-shore of ...

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