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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 January 2017

Incidents: Kommetjie, St Helena Bay, Langebaan Lagoon, Plettenberg Bay, Granger Bay:

KOMMETJIE:Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said:At 21h12, Wednesday, 04th January, NSRI Kommetjie duty crew, while on routine training off-shore of Kommetjie, diverted sea rescue craft to investigate reports of distress flares sighted by eye-witnesses approximately 3 nautical miles off-shore ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 January 2017

NSRI assistance at the Somerset West fires

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordon's Bay station commander, said:On the evening of Wednesday, 03 January, our NSRI Gordon's Bay rescue volunteers were deployed to assist at the Somerset West fires.Our duty crew remained on alert to respond to sea rescue emergencies ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 January 2017

Incidents: Heidelberg, Jeffreys Bay, Onrus and Kleinrivier Lagoon

Pictures by NSRI Victoria Lake show NSRI Victoria Lake Swift Water Rescue Team searching the Blesbok Spruit River.HEIDELBERG:Gerard Potgieter, NSRI Victoria Lake station commander, said:At 13h00, Friday, 06 January, an NSRI Victoria Lake Swift Water Rescue Team were activated ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 January 2017

Incidents: Table Bay, Heidelberg, Kleinmond, Table View, Plettenberg Bay:

TABLE BAY:Quentin Botha, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said:At 06h30, Tuesday, 03 January, NSRI Table Bay launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Vodacom and Spirit of Day following a request for assistance from the 6.5 meter yacht Mordilou with ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 January 2017

Couple assaulted and robbed

WILDERNESS:Robert van Helsdingen, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:At 20h15, Sunday, 01 January, NSRI Wilderness duty crew and our NSRI medics assisted a German couple, from Heidelberg in Germany, who had been robbed and assaulted in Wilderness.The 54 year old German ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 January 2017

6 fatal drownings and multiple other incidents around the coast

NSRI are urging bathers around the coast to exercise safety and beware of strong rip currents. BANTRY BAY:Bruce Davidson, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said: At 20h16, Saturday, 31st December, NSRI Bakoven and NSRI Table Bay duty crews dispatched sea rescue ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 31 December 2016

Angler dies after fall from rocks - Cape Point. 2 children drown - Muizenberg:

NSRI Simonstown Spirit of Safmarine III. Picture by Kevin Swart.CAPE POINT:Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said: At 16h56, Friday, 30th December, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 31 December 2016

Incidents - Jeffreys Bay, Gordons Bay, Port Elizabeth, Shelly Beach, Wilderness, Plettenberg Bay, Kommetjie:

JEFFREYS BAY:Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said:At 16h22, Friday, 30th December, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew responded following eye-witness reports suspecting a surfer lying motionless on his surf-board off-shore of Magna Tubes, Jeffreys Bay, a popular ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 29 December 2016

Incidents at Witsand, Yzerfontein, Plett, Kysna, St Francis Bay, Eerste River and Shelly Beach

WITSAND:Theo Erasmus, NSRI Witsand station commander, said:At 11h05, Wednesday, 28th December, NSRI Witsand was informed of a 33 year old lady suffering from a serious allergic reaction. NSRI Medical crew responded to assist and Western Cape Government Health EMS was ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 29 December 2016

Tragedy as a father drowns at Glentana Beach

MOSSEL BAY:Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay station commander, said: At 12h06, Thursday, 29th December, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew dispatched sea rescue swimmers directly to Glentana Beach and 2 NSRI sea rescue craft were launched following reports of a drowning ...

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