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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 20 November 2017

Drowning at Hout Bay Harbour

Lyall Pingle, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said:At 21h15 on Sunday the 19th of November, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at the boat slip-way, Hout Bay harbour (next to our NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 November 2017

Two fatal drownings and NSRI response to incidents around the coast

DURBAN:At 16h39, Saturday, 18th November, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following reports of a 10 year old boy swept into the lagoon by waves that had washed over a sand bank where a group of children were playing (a ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 November 2017

Rip currents, flare sighting and boat mechanical failure keep rescuers busy

STRANDFONTEIN:At 12h05, Sunday, 19th November, NSRI Strandfontein duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from neighbouring colleagues, Strandfontein Lifesaving Club lifeguards, reporting one of their lifeguards launching into the surf to assist a 30 year old local ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 November 2017

Fatal Drowning at Lamberts Bay

Matthys Koch, NSRI Lamberts Bay station commander, said: At 11h30, Friday, 17th November, NSRI Lamberts Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Lamberts Bay main beach.We dispatched rescue swimmers and the SA Police Services ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 November 2017

Patient evacuations off ships - Struisbaai and Port Elizabeth

STRUISBAAI:Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said:At 07h00, Wednesday, 15th November, NSRI Agulhas duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Agulhas and rendezvoused with the deep-sea fishing trawler Basani, 10 nautical miles South of Struisbaai.A 39 year old ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 November 2017

Infant rescued from tidal pool and a patient airlifted

AGULHAS:Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said: At 15h10, Saturday, 11th November, NSRI Agulhas duty crew were activated following reports of an infant drowning in progress at the Agulhas Tidal Pool.NSRI Agulhas rescue swimmers and medics responded directly to the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 November 2017

Teenager rescued from rip-currents by his friend

Theo Erasmus, NSRI Witsand station commander, said:At 12h45 on Sunday the 12th of November, NSRI Witsand Port Beaufort were informed of two persons being swept out to sea by a rip currents at the Witsand Main beach.We dispatched our NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 November 2017

Search for missing fishermen

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordon's Bay station commander, said:At 13h14, Friday, 10th November, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of 2 people suspected of being swept out to sea at Strand ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 November 2017

A busy night for NSRI crew in the Cape Peninsula:

Image Credits: @BrynFTW / TwitterAt 16h00, Tuesday, 07 November, NSRI Gordon's Bay crew dispatched resources to assist Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services and the Emergency Services at the fire at Sir Lowries Pass, Somerset West and Gordon's Bay.NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 November 2017

Woman rescued after falling off a ship into the harbour in Durban

Image: SA-Venues.comAt approximately 14h30, Monday, 06 November, NSRI Durban coxswain Paul Bevis, while at his normal day time work in the Port of Durban, overheard VHF communications from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) Port Control raising the alarm ...

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