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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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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 June 2019

A yacht and her solo sailor assisted

Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said:At 10h30, Sunday, 16th June, NSRI Agulhas became aware of the yacht LOGOS, sailing from Simon's Town to Mossel Bay, caught in no wind conditions and under motor power.The yacht was in the vicinity ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 June 2019

Man sadly deceased in suspected fatal drowning accident

Jake Manten, NSRI Vaal Dam station commander, said:At 10h35, Saturday, 15th June, NSRI Vaal Dam duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Rate Payers Bay, Vaal Dam.Our NSRI rescue runner was launched and NSRI rescue ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 June 2019

Angler swept off rocks

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordon's Bay station commander, said:At 11h43, Saturday,15th June, NSRI Gordons Bay and NSRI Kleinmond were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Rooi Els.NSRI Gordon's Bay dispatched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski. NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 June 2019

Incidents Soetwater, Kommetjie and Port Alfred:

SOETWATER:Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said:At 15h50, Thursday, 13th June, NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a mom reporting her son to have paddled out on a surfboard to the backline and she ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 June 2019

SEA RESCUE – Ballito – Tuesday, 11 June. Fishing Kayak assisted:

Quentin Power, NSRI Ballito station commander, said:At 08h25, Tuesday, 11 June, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated following reports of a fishing kayak taking water 800 meters off-shore of Salt Rock.Our sea rescue wave runner jet-ski was towed to the ...

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