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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 December 2017

Boxing Day incidents at Gordon's Bay, Bloubergstrand, Soetwater and Still Bay

GORDONS BAY:At 15h30, Tuesday, 26th December, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a drowning in progress in the surf below Crystal Pools, between Gordons Bay and Koegel Bay.The sea ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 25 December 2017

Boat assisted - Port Elizabeth. Search for lost hikers - Plettenberg Bay and Scarborough

PORT ELIZABETH:Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth deputy station commander, said:At 14h53, Sunday, 24th December, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) followinga request for assistance from a 24 foot ski-boat reporting flat batteries ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 December 2017

A busy lead up to Christmas for our rescuers around the coast

INCIDENTS ON SATURDAY, 23rd December, and early morning, Sunday, 24th December:WEST COAST:Rhine Barnes, NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander, said:At 11h20, Saturday, 23rd December, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for assistance ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 December 2017

Fatal drowning at Strand Beach

At 16h38, Sunday, 24th December, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of a young man disappeared in surf at Bens on the Beach, Strand Beach.Strand Surf Lifesaving lifeguards had already initiated ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 December 2017

Fatal drowning at Kenton on Sea

File imageAt 16h39, Sunday, 24th December, Port Alfred NSRI duty crew were activated following reports from the SA Police Services of a drowning in progress at the Kariga River mouth, Kenton-On-Sea.An NSRI Port Alfred sea rescue vehicle carrying NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 21 December 2017

Teenager missing

NSRI richards bay Picture: / Sea RescueAt 17h36, Wednesday, 20th December, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a drowning in the vicinity of a beach in front of ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 December 2017

St Francis Bay, Durban, Table Bay, West Coast and Kommetjie:

ST FRANCIS BAY:Sarah Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said:At 07h09, Monday, 18th December, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the Chokka fishing vessel Santo Mersck reporting a crew member onboard ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 December 2017

Teenager rescued from rapids after the dam water sluice gates opened:

Dean Wegerle, NSRI Witbank Dam station commander, said:At 12h25, Tuesday, 19th December, NSRI Witbank Dam duty crew were activated following reports from an NSRI Witbank Dam trainee who was on the scene at the Witbank Dam water falls downstream from ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 December 2017

Spring Tide safety warning. Incidents at Gansbaai, Hawston, Table Bay, Richards Bay

NEW MOON SPRING TIDE WARNING:NSRI are urging extreme public caution around the coast today and over this coming week with the NEW MOON SPRING TIDE which peaks on Monday the 18th December.NSRI are urging public awareness about Spring Tides to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 December 2017

Unmanned kayak adrift at sea

Quentin Botha, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said: NSRI are appealing to the owner or anyone who may have knowledge of who this Sea Kayak belongs to (see picture) to contact the NSRI. Found floating off-shore of Sea Point and ...

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