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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 July 2018

Boat capsize: St Francis

Sara Jane Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said:At 11h00, Saturday, 28th July, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized in the Kromme River Mouth.The sea rescue craft Spirit of St Francis ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 July 2018

National Incidents for Tuesday 24th July

THREE ANCHOR BAY:Paula Leech, NSRI Table Bay duty controller, said:At 09h31, Tuesday, 24th July, NSRI Bakoven and NSRI Table Bay duty crews were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a boat washing ashore onto rocks ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 July 2018

False alarm with good intentions - Simon's Town. Boat assisted - Kommetjie. Fisherman patient evacuated - Jeffreys Bay. Yacht assisted - East London:

SIMON'S TOWN:Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said:At 12h27, Tuesday, 17th July, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of paddlers suspected to be in difficulty off-shore of Glencairn.A CMR (Cape Medical Response) response vehicle was ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 July 2018

Boats assisted - Shelly Beach. Suspected petty thief arrested by Police after exiting the surf - Jeffreys Bay:

SHELLY BEACH:Jeremiah Jackson, NSRI Shelly Beach station commander, said:At 13h55, Tuesday, 10th July, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following reports from Shelly Beach Control of a local charter boat suffering motor mechanical failure off-shore of Shelly Beach.Prior to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 July 2018

Fisherman dies - Hermanus. Fisherman patient evacuated - Hermanus. 2 boats assisted - Shelly Beach:

HERMANUS:Deon Langenhoven, NSRI Hermanus station commander, said:At 10h09, Sunday, 08th July, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following reports of a fisherman swept off rocks by waves while angling from the rocks on the shore at Gearings Point in front ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 July 2018

4 assisted on beached boat - Knysna. Missing fisherman - Gansbaai. Teenager rescued from rip-current - Jeffreys Bay:

KNYSNA:Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said:At 14h36, Thursday, 05th July, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following reports of 4 young adults on a Bow Rider lagoon boat beached at Coffin Bay in the Knysna Heads at Featherbed Nature ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 4 July 2018

Boat capsizes all 11 crew, a local skipper, 6 Dutch tourists and 4 German tourists rescued:

Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said:At 13h21, Wednesday, 04th July, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following a report from the restaurant staff at East Head Cafe who witnessed a boat capsize in the Knysna Heads, just North of ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 June 2018

Whale carcass to be removed and warning of possible increased shark activity - Southern Cape:

On Friday afternoon, 29th June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were alerted to a whale beaching at Sedgefield Beach, between the Swartvlei River Mouth and Sedgefield Beach.The NSRI Montagu Property Quad Bike with NSRI rescue swimmers was dispatched and SA National ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 June 2018

Fishing boat assisted

Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said:At 11h40, Monday, 25th June, NSRI Agulhas duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the owner of the chuckie boat (small open fishing boat) Stella reporting motor mechanical difficulties and they ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 June 2018

Mooring Buoy recovered and in a separate incident a kite boarder rescued

Mike Shaw, NSRI Mykonos duty controller, said:At 17h54, Sunday, 24th June, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports from Langebaan Military of a large floatation buoy spotted floating in the Langebaan Lagoon.The sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski ...

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