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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 January 2018

Man deceased after falling overboard a ship - Port Elizabeth. Medical assistance and fire fighting - Witsand.:

PORT ELIZABETH:Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:At 19h20, Saturday, 27th January, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated to assist at a Monrovia registered ship Blue Marlin One, at anchorage off-shore of the Port of Ngqura, following reports ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 27 January 2018

National Spring Tide Safety Alert and recent rescues

NATIONAL:Safety Alert:NSRI are urging the public to be cautious around the coastline for the remainder of this weekend as the beginning phase of the 31st January Full Moon (Blue Moon) Spring Tide has begun to increase in intensity as it ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 25 January 2018

Man suffering heart attack airlifted to hospital & woman suffering a sprained ankle assisted - Robberg Nature Trail. 2 fishermen assisted - Pearly beach. Search following multiple red distress flares - False Bay

PLETTENBERG BAY:Brad Thomas, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty controller, said:At 15h44, Wednesday, 24th January, NSRI Plettenberg bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a 44 year old Mossel Bay man reporting that he was not feeling well ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 25 January 2018

Man seriously injured after diving off jetty

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordons Bay station commander, said:At 13h15, Thursday, 25th January, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a drowning in progress at the Strand Pavilion.It appears that two ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 January 2018

Good Samaritan saves two lives

Robert van Helsdingen, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:At 15h41, Tuesday, 23rd January, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of two people, a man and a woman, caught in rip currents at the Gwaing River Mouth, near to George ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 January 2018

Two fishing boats assisted - Millers Point

MILLERS POINT:Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said:At 14h32, Tuesday, 23rd January, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski II following reports of a fishing ski-boat adrift with suspected fuel starvation reporting to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 22 January 2018

Kloofers rescued and jet-ski assisted

EditedPLETTENBERG BAY:Marc Rodgers, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said:At 20h53, Sunday, 21st January, NSRI Plettenberg Bay Swift Water Rescue Team were activated following a request for assistance from the Mountain Club of South Africa - Garden Route Division (MCSA), engaged ...

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PHOTOS  | Published: 21 January 2018

Stuck in the Mud at Elands Bay

UPDATE: Corrections from the mom of the young boy:For the record, I would like to make a few corrections to the details above: Sylvan (Kommetjie) was stuck in chest deep mud for several (+3.5) hours before anyone could physically get ...

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PHOTOS  | Published: 21 January 2018

Dolphin rescued at Cape St Francis

CAPE ST FRANCIS:Sarah Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said:This morning, Sunday, 21st January, we had a rescue of a different kind. One of our crew members was alerted to a stranded Bottlenose dolphin approximately 2 meters in length ...

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PHOTOS  | Published: 21 January 2018

Drowning at Morgan Bay

MORGAN BAY:Geoff McGregor, NSRI East London station commander, said:At 12h50, Sunday, 21st January, NSRI East London were alerted to reports of a drowning in progress at Morgan Bay.Morgan Bay Hotel owner Richard Warren Smith launched his jet-ski and recovered a ...

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