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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 May 2016

SHARK ALERT

NSRI are urging public caution along the coastline, particularly along the Southern Cape coastline (The Garden Route), between Natures Valley and Mossel Bay and in particular around the Plettenberg Bay in shore area, due to a high number of white ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 May 2016

NSRI Mossel Bay launches to assist fishing boat taking on water

At 08h40, Monday, 23rd May, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for assistance from the 12 meter fishing boat Melissa Kelly, with 6 crew onboard, reporting to be taking ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 22 May 2016

Boat assisted, Cape Point. Unidentified flares, Witsand. 1 man rescued, 1 man missing, Lamberts Bay:

CAPE POINT: At 18h18, Saturday, 21st May, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for assistance from the local boat Attitude, returning from fishing, with 4 adult males onboard, all ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 21 May 2016

Injured paddler rescued, Three Anchor Bay. Helicopter patient medical evacuation off a fishing trawler, deep-sea, West Coast:

THREE ANCHOR BAY: At 09h45, Friday, 20th May, NSRI Table Bay duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Rotary Endeavor following reports of a paddler suffering a dislocated shoulder off-shore of Three Anchor Bay.It appears that the experienced paddler, a ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 May 2016

Car plunges down a cliff at Smitswinkel Bay

At 17h54, Wednesday, 11th May, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a car plunged off the roadway down a cliff at Smitswinkel Bay, between Simon's Town and Cape Point.The ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 May 2016

Fisherman cut off from mainland by high tide

File image: Discovery Rescue RunnerAt 05h55, Tuesday, 10th May, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following a call from the wife of a 65 year old local fisherman reporting that he was stranded on rocks surrounded by surf ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 May 2016

Strong winds in Cape Town this weekend

MOUILLE POINT: At 14h03, Friday, 06 May, NSRI Bakoven and NSRI Table Bay duty crews were activated following eye-witness reports of a suspected paddle board capsized 500 meters off-shore of Rocklands Beach, Sea Point, in strong gale force winds. NSRI ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 May 2016

Photos of Capsize in Knysna Heads

We have just been sent this chilling series of photographs taken by Hielke Van Leeuwen, from the Head over Hills Retreat in Knysna. Sulani Schoeman (GM of Head over Hills) watched the incident unfold and called out the rescue crew ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 May 2016

Sea Rescue assists anyone who needs help

PORT ELIZABETH: At 05h45, Friday, 29th April, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Eikos Rescuer IV and rendezvoused with the Super Tanker Gener8 Apollo 5 nautical miles South of Cape Recife to assist a 40 year ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 May 2016

NSRI Hermanus assist at mountain bike accident

HERMANUS: At 13h12, Sunday, 01 May, NSRI Hermanus duty crew and WC Government Health EMS responded to a trail between Hermanus and Gansbaai, about 4 kilometers from Hermanus, following reports of a woman injured on the trail after falling from ...

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