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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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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 29 December 2016

Hobie-Cat assisted - Mossel Bay.

MOSSEL BAY:Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay station commander, said:At 15h08, Thursday, 29th December, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew dispatched the sea rescue craft Vodacom Rescuer IV following multiple eye-witness reports of red distress flares sighted about a nautical mile off-shore ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 29 December 2016

Charter fishing boat assisted - East London

NSRI East London - Spirit of Lotto takes up the tow of Captain MorganEAST LONDON:Geoff McGregor, NSRI East London station commander, said: During the afternoon of Thursday, 29th December, NSRI East London duty crew launched the sea rescue craft ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 December 2016

Incidents at Clifton, Fish Hoek, Port Edward, Pearly Beach, Melkbosstrand, East London, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Sedgfield and Shelly Beach

CLIFTON:Ernesta Swanepoel, NSRI ASR (Air Sea Rescue) deputy station commander, said: At 17h53, Monday, 26th December, NSRI Bakoven were activated following reports of at least 10 people being swept out to sea by rip currents at Clifton's Second Beach.While preparing ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 December 2016

Incidents in Yzerfontein, Hawston, Mossel Bay, Gordons Bay, Port Edward, Hout Bay:

YZERFONTEIN:Andre Livingston-Louw, NSRI Yzerfontein deputy station commander, said:On Saturday, 24th December, NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated after a 20 year old woman, from Wellington, and two young men from Stellenbosch University, were swept off the harbour wall by waves ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 December 2016

Unmanned boats taking water in Knysna & Gordons Bay. Sailor casualty evacuated off passing ship - Port Elizabeth

KNYSNA:Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said:At 15h19, Sunday, 25th December, NSRI Knysna duty crew dispatched our sea rescue craft Jolen and our rescue vehicle to assist owners of boats at the Belvedere moorings where boats were taking water.Four boats ...

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